Six children of various ages walk out of a wood barrack through snow. They are all wearing heavy coats, scarves, and other kinds of winter accessories. The child in the center of the photograph is the only one that looks towards the photographer.
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Child survivors of Auschwitz

Child survivors of the Auschwitz camp walk out of a barrack. This photograph was taken shortly after Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945.


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  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Lydia Chagoll
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