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February 11, 1916 â March 8, 1944
Aachen, Germany
Alfred "Fredy" Hirsch is inseparably connected with the education of children and young people in the TerezĂn ghetto, and finally in the âfamily campâ at Auschwitz/Birkenau. In particular, the âchildren's block,â established on Hirsch's initiative in the BIIb section of the Birkenau camp, was a remarkable attempt to create a small oasis within the death camp. Its main purpose was to ensure that Auschwitz's youngest prisoners had, at least for a short while, a more tolerable eâŚ
