Nazi Germany established six concentration camps for Jewish extermination. Auschwitz Birkenau was largest Nazi concentration camp combining extermination and forced labor. Over one million Jews were killed, 90% in crematoria. Camp served as center for Roma, Sinti and other European prisoners
Building features titanium-zinc façade with zigzagging lines and underground axes. Visitors must walk underground from adjacent baroque Old Building. Building contains five voids without heating or air-conditioning. Crisscrossing windows create unsystematic appearance
Klimt painted Adele Bloch-Bauer's portrait between 1903 and 1907. The portrait features gold leaf and is the final work of Klimt's golden phase. Klimt studied Byzantine gold mosaics in Ravenna during the preparation. The painting measures 138x138 cm and shows Adele on a golden throne
Born in 1946 in Łódź, Poland to Holocaust survivors. Moved to New York in 1959, attended Cooper Union and University of Essex. Became US citizen in 1965
Born in 1911, studied piano at Warsaw and Berlin academies. Became popular pianist and composer in Warsaw after Hitler's rise. Joined Polish Radio in 1935, performing classical and jazz music
Born in Frankfurt in 1929 to liberal Jewish parents. Moved to Amsterdam with family in 1934 after Nazi takeover. Attended Montessori School and Jewish Lyceum during hiding period