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Educational value: Auschwitz-Birkenau offers a unique opportunity to learn about the Holocaust and the atrocities committed during World War II... Auschwitz I, which opened in 1940, was the first concentration camp and headquarters of the SS. You can see the barracks, prison cells, and the black and white photographs of the camp from when it was in operation. You will also learn about the horrifying death statistics and encounter belongings of the prisoners here... Auschwitz II - Birkenau was opened in 1941 to keep up with the large numbers of political prisoners and Jews who were being deported to Auschwitz.

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Primary location: New York United States