Birkenau is now a ruin. Well over a million persons were imprisoned there; many were systematically murdered. Formerly a place where people were tortured and killed, it is now hallowed ground. May those who perished there be forever honored. Their bravery was beyond measure. To them this website is dedicated.

Currently Birkenau is a museum; it is immense, covering an area approximately the size of Central Park. There is nothing spectacular about Birkenau today. It’s just a bunch of dilapidated ruins surrounded by barbed wire fences. What makes Birkenau special is its history.

Photographs by Phillip W. Weiss

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