Inside the Gas Chambers
Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz
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Peter Noble
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Shlomo Venezia
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Slomo Venezia was born into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the Germans invaded, the Venezias were deported to Auschwitz. His mother and sisters disappeared on arrival, and he learned, at first with disbelief, that they had almost certainly been gassed. Given the chance to earn a little extra bread, he agreed to become a 'Sonderkommando', without realizing what this entailed. He soon found himself a member of the 'special unit' responsible for removing the corpses from the gas chambers and burning their bodies.
Dispassionately, he details the grim round of daily tasks, evokes the terror inspired by the man in charge of the crematoria, 'Angel of Death' Otto Moll, and recounts the attempts made by some of the prisoners to escape, including the revolt of October 1944.
It is usual to imagine that none of those who went into the gas chambers at Auschwitz ever emerged to tell their tale—but, as a member of a 'Sonderkommando', Shlomo Venezia was given this horrific privilege. He knew that, having witnessed the unspeakable, he in turn would probably be eliminated by the SS in case he ever told his tale. He survived: this is his story.
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- Janet Jones
- 10-08-24
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moving and heart-wrenching story about World War II and the concentration camps. The narrator was very good.
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- Albert T
- 26-09-23
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But not 2-6! A vivid account, very rare, albeit 60 yrs after the event. I doubt his story has changed or he has lost any memories.
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- Jooles15
- 21-11-23
The frankness
I’ve read a number of incredible works on the subject of the holocaust and most focus on the politics and the emotion of it, few focus much on the practicalities of the actual killing and body disposal process and the effect on those forced to be involved. This is a brutal account, expect to be completely horrified.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-07-24
terrifyingly brilliant
paints a frightening picture of life in the camps.best book iv listened to/read on this topic .frightening,sad terrifying brilliant
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- Shawn Dobson
- 02-03-25
The detail and life.
Nothing to dislike and such a good listen. The detail and the story are brilliant. Also the person narrating is spot on.
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- J
- 11-05-24
Harrowing story but a must read
A different view of the time the author spent captured by the Nazis from his time working in the gas chambers to his eventual release by the allies
Honest account of life at that time, the struggles, the history , what could’ve prevented this happening , extra reading of the history regarding the lead up to the segregation and genocide of Jews. I liked the history that he describes and how different countries were involved and why. Great read.
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- Moxy
- 26-05-24
Such a hard title to listen to without tears in your eyes. Was gripped from the very start.
Defo deserved full stars for all accounts. What a hard listen to discover what went on and he had to endure. One of the best books out currently on this matter. The narrator was fantastic and the story was full of true emotion. One more to add to my collection. If you’re interested in this topic,you will be a fool not to purchase and listen. Binge listened this title.
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- Angela M
- 25-08-24
Frank description of the atrocities
It’s hard to really comprehend the scale of the suffering and death in the concentration camps. This book goes some way to bringing this home and is a tragic account of the inhumane treatment of millions of people.
This should be compulsive reading in all schools.
The narrator was exceptional.
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- keith morgan
- 01-05-24
Brilliant book
very insightful into what happened and it was very sad and emotional to hear what he and others went through
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- John fouhy
- 29-03-24
sad and poignant
a sad time in someones life who told you what he saw in as less a gory way as he could also seen his brother and cousin on you tube
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