SOLDIER OF THE SOVIET RED ARMY ENTERED AUSCHWITZ......

On 27 January 1945, soldiers of the Soviet Red Army entered Auschwitz-Birkenau in occupied Poland, revealing the largest and deadliest extermination camp created by Nazi Germany. By the time it was liberated, more than one million people had been murdered there—primarily Jews, along with Roma, Polish prisoners, and others—through gas chambers, starvation, forced labor, medical experimentation, and mass executions.

As Soviet forces advanced, SS officials forced roughly 60,000 prisoners onto brutal death marches toward camps inside Germany. Those who remained were the sick, the weak, and children—anyone unable to walk. When the Red Army arrived, they found around 7,000 survivors in catastrophic condition. Many were emaciated, suffering from disease, frostbite, and severe malnutrition. Some were too frail to stand or even understand that they had been freed.

The liberators encountered clear evidence of systematic mass murder. Gas chambers and crematoria were partially destroyed, an attempt by the SS to conceal their crimes. Storage buildings were filled with belongings taken from victims: mountains of shoes, eyeglasses, suitcases marked with names, and vast quantities of human hair—silent proof of the industrial scale of the killing.

Soviet medical personnel and local civilians immediately began rescue and relief efforts. Emergency hospitals were set up, food was carefully distributed, and survivors received shelter and treatment. Despite this, many died in the weeks following liberation, their bodies unable to recover from prolonged starvation and abuse.

The discovery of Auschwitz stunned the world. Images, film footage, and survivor testimonies exposed a genocide carried out with chilling efficiency. Auschwitz became the defining symbol of the Holocaust, representing both the depths of human cruelty and the resilience of those who endured it.

In the years that followed, Auschwitz-Birkenau was preserved as a memorial and museum, visited by millions. January 27 was later designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The liberation of Auschwitz stands not only as the moment the killing ended for those who survived, but as a lasting warning—of where hatred, indifference, and dehumanization can lead, and why remembering remains essential.

June 19, 1953........

The parents of those sitting on the lap in the picture were killed in the electric chair. The news was kept secret by the family. The boys found out by reading the newspaper. The last letter written to them by their parents on the last day of their lives was also published in that newspaper—

"My dear Lakshmi children,

When I woke up this morning, it felt like we were all together. But I know that right now that is impossible, unimaginable. We want to tell you everything we have learned so far. But unfortunately, you don't have the opportunity to write much more.

I am writing very briefly—the various experiences of life, which will teach you a lifetime, just as they did for us. At first, you may feel very sad for us, but do not think that you are the only one experiencing this pain! We are comforting ourselves and so are you. Finally, perhaps one day you will believe how precious life is. You know by now that even though our existence is gradually disappearing, I know that by convicting us, the murderers have basically been defeated! You will definitely learn from the rules of life that the prosperity of good deeds is uncertain in the net of bad deeds.

Along with gaining freedom and making life rich and enjoyable, you cannot buy and enjoy many things. Know that—we have tried to understand calmly and deeply that the excellence of civilization has not yet been achieved; where one person has to give his life to another in order to survive and has to live dependent on the teachings given by our ancestors. I really wanted to spend the rest of my life laughing and playing with you, living contentedly. "Your 'father and mother' and I were together for a few hours at the end, we love you from the bottom of our hearts. Always remember, we were innocent and our conscience was clear. We hug you with love and many, many kisses."

End

Your father and mother

Julius and Ethel

The Rosenbergs were executed by electric chair before sunset on June 19, 1953. That day would have been their 14th wedding anniversary.

The two were executed separately. Julius Rosenberg was put in the chair first. He died from the first electric shock. But Ethel was an exception. She did not die from the first shock. Even after giving her the usual three shocks, the doctors found her heartbeat! Then she was forced to give her two more shocks. Ethel Rosenberg died immediately. According to eyewitness accounts, smoke was seen coming out of Ethel's head!

Their crime - they called themselves internationalists. They protested against exploitation and deprivation wherever there was exploitation in the world. They were present at the Communist International. They also roared against the exploitation of their own country's rulers. The American government called this communist couple traitors. They were executed for supplying the technology to make atomic bombs to a foreign country.

Many Americans believed they were innocent. The verdict was condemned from many sides. An angry Jean-Paul Sartre commented, "It is murder by law. An entire nation is stained with blood." The Pope and Pablo Picasso appealed to Eisenhower to spare the lives of the Rosenbergs. Even Nobel laureates such as Albert Einstein, Harold Urr, and many other prominent figures in society spoke out against the verdict. But on February 11, 1953, President Eisenhower rejected all appeals and executed them.

And so ended the life of the Rosenbergs. They were buried in Wellwood Cemetery in New York. About 500 people attended their funeral that day. And about 10,000 people stood.

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