“Auschwitz. A Monograph of the Human”. Part 4. Emotions and Numbness

The book ‘Auschwitz. A Monograph on the Human’ is the first of its kind in the world to try to depict human emotions within the reality of Auschwitz camp. Its author, Museum Director Dr. Piotr Cywiński, draws on fragments of memoirs and testimonies from more than 450 Survivors. It is the words of these direct witnesses that form the basis of this reflection on the human condition amid the process of dehumanization at the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz.
Part 4. Emotions and numbness
Read by: Grey Stafford
Adaptation for the podcast: Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka
Music: JivexMusic
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Testimonies and memoirs used into the podcast:
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 30.
Paula Gruber-Herszkopf (n.n.), “Lasting Pain”, p. 123.
Krystyna Żywulska (55908), “I Survived Auschwitz”, p. 128.
Nate Leipciger (133628), “The Weight of Freedom”, p. 79.
Konrad Szweda (7669), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 32, p. 83.
Simone Alizon (31776), “L’exercice de vivre”, p. 181.
Stanisław Sattler (68652), “Prisoner of 68 Months”, pp. 100-101.
Anna Kowalczykowa (27658), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 19, p. 66.
Kazimierz Smoleń (1327), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 75, pp. 173-174.
Shaul Chasan (182527), Interview in: Greif, We Wept Without Tears, p. 273.
Leon Cohen (182492), Interview in: Greif, We Wept Without Tears, p. 305.
Adolf Gawalewicz (9225), “Reflections”, p. 51.
Witold Pilecki (4859), “Witold’s Report From Auschwitz”, p. 27.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 33.
Ibid., p. 40.
Zofia Kossak (64491), „Z otchłani”, p. 86.
Peter Ornstein (174440), [Surviving Auschwitz and a Death March], USHMM Collection, 2009.336, p. 12.
Roman Taul (1108), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 62, p. 36.
Adam Ziemba (21855), “A Piece of Bread”, p. 65-66.
Tadeusz Niedzielski (423), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 76, p. 26.
Victor Frankl (119104), “Man’s Search For Meaning”, p. 34.
Stanisław Tyblewski (9605), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 68, p. 105.
Naparstek (65710), “J’ai vécu l’extermination des Juifs d’Europe au “Canada,” “p. 94.
Bogusław Dąbrowski (18375), in: Dąbrowski, „Nietypowy więzień”, p. 12.
Errikos Sevillias (182699), “Athens – Auschwitz”, p. 39.
Adolf Gawalewicz (9225), “Reflections”, p. 78.
Czesław Jaworski (31070), Account in: Memoirs, vol. 4, p. 170.
Edward Halek (39676), Account in: Testimonies, vol. 78, p. 35.
Konstanty Piekarski (4618), “Escaping Hell”, p. 98.
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Illustration: An excerpt from a work by Marian Kołodziej from the series entitled ‘Labyrinths’.