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Selected for Slave Labor: "Still Able-Bodied Men and Women"

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Jewish women cross through a camp section in Birkenau on their way to the "Sauna" (shower). The men watching from behind near the electrified barbed wire are prisoners in Birkenau

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor

Jewish men after the selection

Second from left: Jacob Fettman, from Nyirjespuszta ghetto, third from left - his son, Menachem Zvi Fettman

Jewish men after the selection

Jewish men after the selection

A minority of Jews was selected for forced labor. Their personal belongings will be confiscated, their hair will be shaved and a registration number was tattooed on their left arm

These Jewish men have just entered Birkenau as prisoners

These Jewish men have just entered Birkenau as prisoners

These Jewish men have just entered Birkenau as prisoners

These Jewish men have just entered Birkenau as prisoners

Jewish women selected for slave labor

A minority of Jews was selected for forced labor. From left to right: Suri Aron of the Tacovo ghetto, Chedvah Zelig (survived the Holocaust), Ester Kanez (survived the Holocaust), Cilly Stahl (survived the Holocaust)

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor. In the background, the personal belongings brought by the deportees

The Jewish women, now prisoners, have been permitted to carry small packages. First row, from left to right: Lili ("Bobo") Yakobovics of Tacovo (survived the Holocaust), Rozi Bittman, Rozi Grever (survived the Holocaust). Second row: Ester Klein, Sima Müller, Mariska Müller

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor

Jewish women cross through a camp section in Birkenau on their way to the "Sauna" (shower). The men watching from behind near the electrified barbed wire are prisoners in Birkenau

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor

Jewish women who have been selected for slave labor

Jewish men after the selection

Second from left: Jacob Fettman, from Nyirjespuszta ghetto, third from left - his son, Menachem Zvi Fettman

Jewish men after the selection

Jewish men after the selection

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