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Auschwitz equipped with four crematoria Photo: AP
Auschwitz equipped with four crematoria Photo: AP
 
 

Memorial built at site of Auschwitz oven builders

Education center documents role played by German maker of crematoria in mass execution of Europe's Jews and others

Associated Press
Published: 01.27.11, 07:35 / Israel Jewish Scene

A memorial site and educational center to open this week on International Holocaust Remembrance Day documents the role played by a German maker of crematoria in the mass execution of Europe's Jews and others.


Original artifacts show production of Auschwitz ovens (Photo: AP)

 

Hitler's top men dreamed up the horrors of the Holocaust, but without the support of German engineers and industrialists like Topf & Sons, they would never have succeeded in murdering millions.

 

Through technology developed and products built in the Topf & Sons factories, Auschwitz was equipped with four crematoria that resembled factories where as many as 8,000 corpses could be burned in a day.

 

The new memorial site uses original documents and artifacts to show the production of the Auschwitz ovens. The exhibit opens Thursday.

 

 

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