Auschwitz “Arbeit-Macht-Frei” Sign Recovered
[Guest post by DRJ]
Two days ago, Patterico posted about the theft of the Arbeit-Macht-Frei (“Work Sets You Free”) gate sign that was stolen from Auschwitz. The AP reports the sign has been recovered in Poland:
“Police spokeswoman Katarzyna Padlo said that the sign was found Sunday night in northern Poland, the other end of the country from the southern Polish town where the Auschwitz memorial museum is located and where it disappeared before dawn Friday.
Padlo said police detained five men between the ages of 25 and 39 and took them for questioning to Krakow, which is the regional command of the area that includes the Auschwitz museum.”
The sign was cut into 3 pieces, each containing 1 word. The police announced a news conference on Monday (3 AM EST) that will provide more details. The recovery followed an intensive hunt that included tightened security at Polish borders.
— DRJ
now, to be perfectly fair, each of them should be cut up into 3 pieces, but that’s just me.
redc1c4 (fb8750) — 12/20/2009 @ 6:06 pmIn first year Med School someone put an “Arbeit macht Frei” sign over the entrance to the Gross Anatomy Lab…
Frank Drackman (7ee2ca) — 12/20/2009 @ 7:51 pmDamn postmodern terrorists. Three pieces? Deconstruction.
HatlessHessian (cca288) — 12/20/2009 @ 9:33 pmFrank-
What was the response to the sign over the anatomy lab? In my day, anything disrepectful in regards to the gross anatomy lab was almost an automatic expulsion from school. They demanded respect for human life and the privilege someone had granted for their body to be used to train future doctors.
MD in Philly (d4668b) — 12/21/2009 @ 1:09 pm