Today’s Mystery Photo is not a pretty site. It reminds us that other areas of the world do not live as we do in the United States. That might be a hint as to where this scene comes from. Figure it out and send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and tell us which town you live in.
Scott Mullennix of Peachtree Corners hit the hammer on the head with his response to the most recent mystery. He wrote: “Those are the railroad tracks leading into Birkenau at Auschwitz, Poland. They were used to transport Jews and others to the concentration camp where they were slaughtered by the Nazis. Hilary and I were there in September, 2023 on an overcast and cold day. It was a somber visit. It stands as a reminder of how cruel and inhumane man can be to those in their care –men, women and children.” The photograph came from Ross Lenhart of Stone Mountain.
Also recognizing the photo were Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; Steve Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Dale Burns, Duluth; Tom Merkel, Berkeley Lake; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Lou Camerio, Lilburn;
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. provided some further information on the concentration camp:
- “Auschwitz I: The first and oldest was the so-called ‘main camp’ that incarcerated from 15,000 to 20,000 prisoners.
- “Auschwitz II: The second part of the complex was the Birkenau Camp, the subject of today’s mystery photo, held over 90,000 prisoners in 1944. Auschwitz II was both a concentration and extermination camp with gas chambers, with the vast majority of the captives being executed.
- “Auschwitz III: This was the largest of the three camps, with more than 40 sub-camps. It exploited the prisoners as slave laborers that fueled German military and industrial plants and farms needed to maintain the war efforts.”
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
GGC students take King Day for campus improvements
From left are GGC students Jewelle Primo and her sister, Jasmine, along with their mother Jenelle Primo, participating in a “Bags to Mats” project, where plastic bags are turned into mats, which will be given to local homeless shelters.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a day of rest for some. But for more than 125 Georgia Gwinnett College students, it was a day of service as they participated in four different service projects on campus. The day started with a rousing performance by the Phi XI Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
The performance was followed by guest speaker Melvin Everson, vice president for economic development at Gwinnett Technical College. Everson, a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and an Alpha Phi Alpha member, provided remarks about Dr. King’s service and challenged the audience to serve their communities.
The students participated in a seed packaging project, cleanup efforts around the campus and also worked on the campus microfarm.
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