She died on February 18, 1943 in Auschwitz with a phenol injection into her heart. Shortly before the execution, she was photographed by the prisoner Whym Brasse, who testified against Czeslawa’s executioner, a woman who punched her face for the photo, according to the hematoma on the lip.
All we see is the face of a terrified little girl who didn’t even speak their language and lost her mother a few days before. She was one of about 250,000 children and underage girls executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The photo, originally black and white at Memorial Oswiecim, was colored by Brazilian professional photographer Anna Amaral, who was impressed with the photo of Czeslawa and decided to color it and make it available for everyone.
So everyone knows and no one forgets
(Tom: This is the end result of intolerance of others’ viewpoints and unwillingness to respect human rights. Sadly we are seeing society herded down the same path by the criminals at the top of the food chain via their bought government and media whores. We each need to take more responsibility for changing this direction.)