Two pictures of the same man - as a pre-war actor and as a prisoner of #Auschwitz from 19 November 1942 (no. 76174). Witold Zacharewicz, a Polish film actor of the 1930s, was murdered in Auschwitz exactly 81 years ago today, on 16 February 1943. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Zacharewicz - ThreadSky

auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Two pictures of the same man - as a pre-war actor and as a prisoner of #Auschwitz from 19 November 1942 (no. 76174).

Witold Zacharewicz, a Polish film actor of the 1930s, was murdered in Auschwitz exactly 81 years ago today, on 16 February 1943.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Zacharewicz

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designsbymistyblue.bsky.social•6 days ago

🕯️

kathrynlucht.bsky.social•6 days ago

The promise of all these young people, including children, is just heartbreaking. 💔

suzannewinland.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bless your org for elevating these invaluable lives… 💜✡️

randalonin.bsky.social•6 days ago

🕯️

grantscrossing.bsky.social•6 days ago

2 years to the day before my great-uncle died in WWII. At least my Great-uncle participated by choice. This poor family. I’ll never understand such cruelty.

pimbina.bsky.social•6 days ago

Murdered for helping Jews. His mother Wanda (1886) also perished in Auschwitz, on 4 January 1943.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Zacharewicz

quietlittlevoices.bsky.social•5 days ago

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aniagl.bsky.social•6 days ago

😓

sweetiesue1111.bsky.social•5 days ago

I spoke to a man who helped liberate the camps. At 84 someone told him to "get over it" with tears in his eyes he said "How do you get over seeing what had been done to those people. They were literally walking skeletons".

jeromeftoublant.bsky.social•6 days ago

😥🌻

libbyandcats.bsky.social•6 days ago

May his memory be for a blessing.

asneakypete.bsky.social•6 days ago

Peace be upon him.

suricrowe.bsky.social•6 days ago

😓

akendal.bsky.social•6 days ago

Is that a pink triangle?

rudigeerts.bsky.social•6 days ago

Red triangle. Political prisoner.

rudigeerts.bsky.social•6 days ago

Here’s the expiation:
The double P meant Polish Political.
A faint P is also visible on his red triangle.

rudigeerts.bsky.social•6 days ago

* explanation

akendal.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you.

rudigeerts.bsky.social•6 days ago

My pleasure Amanda 🙏

sheepchase.net•6 days ago

I suspect it’s a red triangle (‘political’ designation) as he was Polish and arrested for ‘aiding Jews’.

survivethepurge.bsky.social•5 days ago

Once you put a prison uniform on someone you can do whatever you want to them & most people won't care. He's wearing the uniform, he's a criminal, right?
Dehumanizing 101.