On Auschwitz

The book ‘Auschwitz. A Monograph on the Human’ is the first of its kind in the world to try to depict human emotions within the reality of Auschwitz camp. Its author, Museum Director Dr. Piotr Cywiński, draws on fragments of memoirs and testimonies from more than 450 Survivors. It is the words of these direct witnesses that form the basis of this reflection on the human condition amid the process of dehumanization at the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. In the podcast, we present ten chapters of this unique story about humanity facing the most extreme test.
Part 10. Hope
Read by: Grey Stafford
Adaptation for the podcast: Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka
Music: JivexMusic
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Testimonies and memoirs used into the podcast:
Halina Birenbaum (48693), “Hope Is the Last to Die”, p. 114.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 82.
Eugenia Kaczyńska (45887), in: „Byłem numerem”, p. 132.
Hermann Langbein (60355), “People in Auschwitz”, p. 91.
Samuel Althaus (73538), “Where is God?”, p. 74.
Raphael Esrail (173295), “L’espérance d’un baiser”, p. 146.
Dora Goland-Blaufoux (80593), “Un présent qui s’accroche a moi”, p. 94.
Andre Balbin (41796), “De Lodz a Auschwitz en passant par la Lorraine”, p. 67.
Bolesław Dziewięcki (125546), „Z dna piekła”, p. 43.
Shari Lebovitz (39439), [“Shari: A True Story”], p. 93.
Shlomo Venezia (182727), “Inside the Gas Chambers”, p. 104.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 78.
Charlotte Delbo (31661), “None of Us Will Return”, p. 99.
Liliane Badour (75127), in: “Esrail, L’espérance d’un baiser”, p. 103.
Halina Birenbaum (48693), “Hope Is the Last to Die”, p. 119.
Liana Millu (A-5384), “Smoke Over Birkenau”, p. 148.
Rudolf Diem (10023), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 172, pp. 48-49.
Krystyna Żywulska (55908), “I Survived Auschwitz”, p. 90.
Natan Żelechower (127262), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 83, p. 66.
Leon Weintraub (n.n.), “The Arrival”, p. 170.
Maria Dziurdzia (7408), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 36, p. 93.
Simone Alizon (31776), “L’exercice de vivre”, p. 210.
Primo Levi (174517), “If This Is a Man”, p. 73.
Jerzy Brandhuber (87112), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 78, p. 226.
Zofia Kossak (64491), „Z otchłani”, pp. 211-212.
Jadwiga Apostoł-Staniszewska (26273), „Echa okupacyjnych lat”, p. 280.
Primo Levi (174517), “If This Is a Man”, p. 33.
Victor Frankel (161040), “I Survived Hell”, pp. 112-113.
Janina Sarnowska (29860), Account in Testimonies, vol. 35, p. 105.
Wacław Maliszewski (59195), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 16, pp. 69-70.
Krystyna Żywulska (55908), “I Survived Auschwitz”, p. 221 .
Jerzy Skotnicki (125762), Testimonies in the criminal trial of former SS staff [IPN GK 196/89], in: Chronicles of Terror, t. 5, p. 78.
Anna Kowalczykowa (27658), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 19, p. 67.
Lusia Haberfeld (48703), “Lauferin. The Runner of Birkenau” (Victoria, 2002), p. 51.
Raya Kagan (7984), “Des femmes au bureau de l’enfer”, p. 80.
Krystyna Żywulska (55908), „I Survived Auschwitz”, p. 106.
Zofia Kossak (64491), „Z otchłani”, p. 245.
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Illustration: An excerpt from a work by Marian Kołodziej from the series entitled ‘Labyrinths’.

The book ‘Auschwitz. A Monograph on the Human’ is the first of its kind in the world to try to depict human emotions within the reality of Auschwitz camp. Its author, Museum Director Dr. Piotr Cywiński, draws on fragments of memoirs and testimonies from more than 450 Survivors. It is the words of these direct witnesses that form the basis of this reflection on the human condition amid the process of dehumanization at the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz.
Part 9. Suicide
Read by: Grey Stafford
Adaptation for the podcast: Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka
Music: JivexMusic
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Testimonies and memories used into the podcast:
Hadassah Rosensaft (52406), “Yesterday”, p. 39.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 31.
Szymon Laks (49543), “Music of Another World”, pp. 18-19.
Dawid Wisnia (83526), “One Voice, Two Lives”, pp. 42-43.
Jan Marszałek (18857), cited in: Ryn, Kłodziński (20019), „Śmierć”, p. 63.
Charles Liblau (n.n.), “Les kapos d’Auschwitz”, p. 27
Leon Arditti (169738), “Vouloir vivre”, p. 85.
Jakub Wolman (33611), Testimonies in the trial of Rudolf Höss [IPN GK 196/87], in: Chronicles of Terror, vol. 5, p. 116.
Dov Paisikovic (A-3076), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 44, p. 105.
Miriam Harel (n.n.), „Teraz już możesz płakać”, pp. 126-127.
Bohumil Pohl (25632), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 78, p. 179.
Kitty Hart (39934), “I Am Alive”, p. 66.
Ruth Elias (73643), “Triumph of Hope”, p. 112.
Maria Żumańska (29940), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 4, p. 426.
Ernst Toch (70231), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 1288.
Jerzy Tabeau (27273), Report in: ‘Raporty uciekinierów z KL Auschwitz’, p. 95.
Miklosz Nyiszli (A 8450), “I Was Doctor Mengele’s Assistant”, p. 54.
Elżbieta Wawrzyczek (33324), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 21, p. 9.
Avram Harshalom (99288), “Alive From the Ashes”, p. 83.
Raya Kagan (7984), “Des femmes au bureau de l’enfer”, p. 95.
Szymon Laks (49543), “Music of Another World”, p. 47.
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Illustration: An excerpt from a work by Marian Kołodziej from the series entitled ‘Labyrinths’.

The book ‘Auschwitz. A Monograph on the Human’ is the first of its kind in the world to try to depict human emotions within the reality of Auschwitz camp. Its author, Museum Director Dr. Piotr Cywiński, draws on fragments of memoirs and testimonies from more than 450 Survivors. It is the words of these direct witnesses that form the basis of this reflection on the human condition amid the process of dehumanization at the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz.
Part 8. Fear
Read by: Grey Stafford
Adaptation for the podcast: Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka
Music: JivexMusic
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Testimonies and memoirs used into the podcast:
Ruth Bindefeld Neray (75912), “To Auschwitz and Back”, p. 1.
Simone Alizon (31776), “L’exercice de vivre”, p. 193.
John Freund (168329), “La fin du printemps”, [n.d. (Canada)], 2009, p. 42.
Mieczysława Chylińska (44685), ‘Działania SS w Brzezince’, p. 157.
Abraham Kajzer (n.n.), „Za drutami śmierci”, p. 45.
Primo Levi (174517), “If This Is a Man”, p. 113.
Tadeusz Niedzielski (423), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 76, p. 119.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 66.
Raphael Esrail (173295), “L’espérance d’un baiser”, pp. 85-86.
Zofia Czerwińska-Kossakiewicz (49973), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 16, p. 38.
Władysław Kowanetz (29638), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 666.
Tadeusz Sobolewicz (23053), “But I Survived”, p. 177.
Miklosz Nyiszli (A 8450), “I Was Doctor Mengele’s Assistant”, p. 101.
Jan Kwiatkowski (Z-5573), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 3, p. 400.
Mietek Weintraub (n.n.), “The Arrival”, p. 166.
Ester Tencer (n.n.), Testimonies in the criminal trial of former SS staff [IPN GK 196/110], Chronicles of Terror, vol. 6, p. 210.
Simone Alizon (31776), “L’exercice de vivre”, p. 188.
Edward Ferenc (281), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 21, p. 91.
Stanisław Rubaszewski (83781), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 29, p. 30.
Franciszek Karwacki (14143), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 69, p. 54.
Jakub Wolman (33611), Testimonies in the trial of Rudolf Höss [IPN GK 196/87], Chronicles of Terror, vol. 5, p. 113.
Adam Ziemba (21855), “A Piece of Bread”, p. 66.
Max Eisen (A-9892), “By Chance Alone”, p. 115.
Romana Duracz (43544), in: Przekaz Oświęcimski, p. 43.
Bogusław Dąbrowski (18375), in: Dąbrowski, „Nietypowy więzień”, p. 37.
Anatol Adamczyk (23241), cited in: Ryn, Kłodziński (20019), „Na granicy”, p. 43.
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Illustration: An excerpt from a work by Marian Kołodziej from the series entitled ‘Labyrinths’.

The book ‘Auschwitz. A Monograph on the Human’ is the first of its kind in the world to try to depict human emotions within the reality of Auschwitz camp. Its author, Museum Director Dr. Piotr Cywiński, draws on fragments of memoirs and testimonies from more than 450 Survivors. It is the words of these direct witnesses that form the basis of this reflection on the human condition amid the process of dehumanization at the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz.
Part 7. Laugh and Joy
Read by: Grey Stafford
Adaptation for the podcast: Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka
Music: JivexMusic
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Testimonies and memoirs used into the podcast:
Jerzy Brandhuber (87122), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 76, p. 141.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 54.
Engelbert Fajkosz (37629), „Byłem numerem 37629”, p. 157.
Adolf Gawalewicz (9225), „Reflections”, p. 70-71.
Abraham Kajzer (n.n.), „Za drutami śmierci”, pp. 32-33.
Pierre Berg (172649), “Scheisshaus Luck”, p. 120.
Edwin Kuffel (2237), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 29, p. 99.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, pp. 51.
Zofia Kossak (64491), “Z otchłani”, p. 249.
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Illustration: An excerpt from a work by Marian Kołodziej from the series entitled ‘Labyrinths’.

The book ‘Auschwitz. A Monograph on the Human’ is the first of its kind in the world to try to depict human emotions within the reality of Auschwitz camp. Its author, Museum Director Dr. Piotr Cywiński, draws on fragments of memoirs and testimonies from more than 450 Survivors. It is the words of these direct witnesses that form the basis of this reflection on the human condition amid the process of dehumanization at the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. In the podcast, we present ten chapters of this unique story about humanity facing the most extreme test.
Part 6. Births
Read by: Grey Stafford
Adaptation for the podcast: Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka
Music: JivexMusic
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Testimonies and memoirs used into the podcast:
Wanda Urbańska (45811), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 72, p. 32.
Stefania Sikorska (32354), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 33, p. 34.
Janina Kowalczyk (32212), Testimonies in the criminal trial of former SS staff [IPN GK 196/161], Chronicles of Terror, vol. 6, p. 177.
Maria Ślisz-Oyrzyńska (40275), in: Ryn, Kłodziński (20019), „Śmierć”, s. 79.
Stanisława Leszczyńska (41335), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 10, p. 3.
Danuta Drzazga (26275), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 33, pp. 75-76.
Genowefa Pilecka (PH nn, 79435), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 16, p. 47.
Zofia Kalmus (83887), Testimonies in the criminal trial of former SS staff [IPN GK 196/110], Chronicles of Terror, vol. 6, pp. 255-256.
Alina Bacall-Zwirn (476490), “No Common Place” (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2000), pp. 73-74.
Charlotte Zucker (75140), “Les balcons fleuris d’Auschwitz” (Champrond en Gâtine: Colombier, 2000), p. 247.
Stefania Rojek (26817), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 32, pp. 20-21.
Bartnikowski (192731), “Childhood Behind Barbed Wire”, p. 136.
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Illustration: An excerpt from a work by Marian Kołodziej from the series entitled ‘Labyrinths’.