Survival in Auschwitz (If this is a man) Resources

Here's a helpful site that provides info and resources on Jewish culture and history.

Overview of Auschwitz, courtesy of the Jewish Virtual Library.

Our friends at the BBC have put together an informative collection of information relating to the Holocaust.

This site shows how the Nazis were able to incite hatred for the Jews among the public.

The Nazis were known to keep meticulous records and reports of what happened in the camps. Here's an example: a report to Himmler (a Nazi leader) by one of his subordinates telling him how they were able to do such an awesome job designing the selection process at Auschwitz.

Primo, an HBO Signature and BBC production starring Antony Sher as Primo Levi, reflecting on his time spent in Auschwitz.

Some excerpts from a 1989 book that features Levi talking about his experiences with writing his book and life in Auschwitz.

Article that explores Primo Levi's suicide in 1987.

Here's an Italian State Television documentary showing Levi taking a journey back to Auschwitz in 1983. It's in Italian, so better cozy up to someone who can translate for you if you don't understand it. Even if you don't speak the language, the visuals are powerful.

This PBS Great Performances site gives us a glimpse of the stage adaptation of Survival in Auschwitz.

Check out this BBC Radio program about the life of Primo Levi.

Courtesy of the BBC World Service.

A photo of Levi as a young man.

Here's another photo, now of a more mature Levi.

Cover Art for Survival in Auschwitz.

This is from an early Italian edition of Levi's text.

This is the scene described by Levi in the final paragraphs of his memoir: what the Russian soldiers found when they arrived at Auschwitz. Warning: graphic image, 10 out of 10 on the difficult-to-look-at scale.

Crematorium IV at Auschwitz with "The Chimney"