Auschwitz was the site of the largest mass murder the world has ever seen. This groundbreaking 6-part series documents the development of the camp and the mindset of its perpetrators, showing the site’s connection to the Nazis’ overall extermination campaign.
Written and produced by award-winning filmmaker Laurence Rees, the series uses the latest research to provide a unique look at the concentration camps where more than a million people were brutally murdered. The first episode, “Astonishing Beginnings,” tells the story of the camp’s beginnings and how its original purpose was so different from murdering Jews.
The movie does a great job of examining this fascinating, sickening, and important part of our history. What happened in Nazi Germany is not a Jewish story. This is the story of all the citizens of the world. This series of films delves into what happened in Nazi Germany and how it happened.
