may 24, 1944 - Elie wiesel is given tattoo
Description:
Soon after arriving in Auschwitz, Elie Wiesel received a tattoo on his left arm, marking him as prisoner A-7713. The Auschwitz-Birkenau camp was the only location where prisoners received tattoos. At other camps, prisoners were assigned numbers but were not tattooed with these numbers. In this postwar photograph, two Auschwitz survivors show their tattoos.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 24, 1944
Now
~ 81 years ago