Why is Auschwitz so well known?

Auschwitz/Birkenau had both a concentration camp and a death camp, and I think this is why it is so remembered: it embodied everything, and left witnesses. Hundreds of thousands of Jews, with Elie Wiesel being the most famous, survived Auschwitz to give testimony. read more

Auschwitz (or Oswiecim in Polish) became synonymous with the horrors of the occupation; little wonder that the communist government after the war preserved the place as a reminder of the evils of fascism, and a visit there was an obligatory part of the school curriculum. These are some of the reasons why Auschwitz is so well known. read more