In the Third Reich
Censorship in the Third Reich was the leading means for the Nazis to maintain Nazi propaganda and to promote the cult of See more

Writing and sending correspondences was part of the camp culture of Auschwitz. However, it was in fact a privilege that was reserved for a small number of prisoners. Only a small number of German- and Polish-ethnic prisoners were allowed to write and send … See more

Creating artwork in concentration camps is obviously forbidden. Harsh punishments would be made to prisoners for making art that was not commanded by the camp authorities. Besides, painting materials were difficult to obtain in camps with extremely scarce … See more

Collecting Holocaust survivors' memories of censorship in concentration camps became an extreme task because most of them lived in the See more

Like all other concentration camps, censorship in Auschwitz was managed and executed by the SS garrison with divided … See more

The “Letter Operation” (German: Briefaktion) was a secret undertaking that involved forcing Jewish prisoners to send correspondence to their family members residing in See more

Nostalgia, as the most common theme in Holocaust survivors’ memoirs and testimonies, reveals prisoners’ efforts to keep contact with their families and friends in or out of the camp. … See more