by Sam Halpern
A survivor's gives his personal answer to this often-asked question.
The Jews were packed into cattle cars and covered with lime, which burned their flesh right off the bones.
Throughout the gunfire and screaming, I could hear a violin playing and a woman singing.
The Germans' main objective was to humiliate the people and make them targets for vicious beatings.
A survivor explains that freedom was not worth the horrible price.
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