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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Poland offers reward for return of Auschwitz sign

The Auschwitz museum has announced a reward of 115 000 zlotych (27 500 euro) for the return of the sign that hung over the gates of the concentration camp.

The cruelly ironic sign, 'Arbeit Macht Frei', that greeted prisoners destined for the death camps at Auschwitz, was stolen on the morning of December 18 2009.
The office of the Polish prime minister announced a special investigation into the theft has been started.

Read more: http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/12/20/833092_poland-offers-reward-for-return-of-auschwitz-sign