About this episode

The episode discusses unique fairy tales created by prisoners at Auschwitz, highlighting their stories and the hope of leaving a trace of their existence.

Among the unique artifacts held in the collections of the Auschwitz Memorial are fairy tales created while the camp was in operation. Crafted out of a heartfelt need, and in the hope of leaving behind a trace of their authors, these stories were smuggled out the camp. Their creators were prisoners employed in the camp’s Construction Office. With the help of people on the outside, they passed these fairy tales on to their loved ones. The story behind the fairy tales from Auschwitz is told by Jadwiga Kulasza, a retired employee of the Memorial Archives, as well as family members of the authors: Felicjan Świerczyna, son of Bernard Świerczyna, and Andrzej Czulda, son of Henryk Czulda.=====Voiceovers: Greg Littlefield, Michael Takiff, Kate Weinrieb

People in this episode

Guest: Jadwiga Kulasza

Topics covered

• Auschwitz
• fairy tales
• prisoners
• history
• artifacts
• memorial

Keywords

• Auschwitz
• fairy tales
• prisoners
• history
• artifacts
• memorial archives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Auschwitz Memorial

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