Arbeit macht frei ([ˈaʁbaɪt ˈmaxt ˈfʁaɪ] ⓘ) is a German phrase translated as "Work makes one free" or more idiomatically "Work sets you free" or "work liberates".

Nov 5, 2019 · While the Arbeit Macht Frei sign at Auschwitz is perhaps the most famous one, it was not the first. Before World War II started, the Nazis imprisoned many people for political …

A sign over the entrance to the camp read Arbeit macht frei, which means "work makes one free." In actuality, the opposite was true. Labor became another form of genocide that the Nazis …

3 days ago · But among the ruins and the selection lines, beneath the Arbeit Macht Frei sign, in the preserved block houses, and amid the devastating exhibits of personal belongings lie …

Gerade durch die Arbeit macht der Mensch sich frei, durch die Arbeit wird er ein Herr der Erde, durch die Arbeit endlich beweist er es, dass er über der Natur steht.“ [3] Entweder-Oder …

6 days ago · On 27 January 1945, prisoners at the main camp of Auschwitz watched as the soldiers of the First Ukrainian Front came and opened the gates under the mocking words of …

Feb 28, 2023 · The inscription “Arbeit macht frei” in Auschwitz (the inscription on the gate of Auschwitz I, through which prisoners from the labor commissures wandered) was made by …

Dec 11, 2024 · The phrase “Arbeit macht frei”, which translates to “Work sets you free”, carried significant psychological implications for the prisoners of Nazi concentration camps. It …

May 10, 2023 · “The inscription 'Arbeit Macht Frei' (work makes you free) was placed at the entrances of several Nazi German concentration camps and ghettos: Dachau, …

Dec 29, 2024 · The infamous phrase “Arbeit Macht Frei” (“Work Sets You Free”) is inscribed on a wrought-iron gate at the entrance to Auschwitz I, the first camp of the Auschwitz concentration …