Thousands of prisoners passed the Auschwitz Gate twice every day. First time, early in the morning, when they were going to work and the second time, when they were coming back, often carried by friends because of extreme fatigue. Every morning they glanced at the mocking sign “Arbeit Macht Frei” aware it could be there last time to pass this gate. Work which was said to liberate them, was in fact bringing a premature death. The Auschwitz gate never leaded to freedom – only to pain.
Work didn’t liberate them
The ironic sign over the Auschwitz gate is another example of Nazi cruelty.