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A collection of photos from Yad Vashem and limited other sources, showing what life was like inside the Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II.

What happened to adults in the German concentration camps during World War II? Yad Vashem photos and others show that camp inmates worked a huge variety of jobs, including sewing, construction, furniture making, toy making and the manufacture of war materials. The concentration camps were work camps, but there was also theater, music and sports.

What happened to the children at Auschwitz and the other German concentration camps during World War II? They went to school, played sports and did what kids do everywhere. Photos from Yad Vashem tell the story.