At a site chosen for its convenient location in the heart of Europe, the Nazis created the largest death camp during World War II. Auschwitz-Birkenau became the epicenter of the Holocaust, where millions deported by rail ended their lives in gas chambers
We will never know if Werner, while standing at the window of the PRIZAD building with his camera pointed at the Fairgrounds pavilions, even thought for a moment about their new purpose. It is more likely that the Fairground was found by chance in a photograph whose subject was a striking scene of the sunset. And yet, by chance, this ordinary photo - a military souvenir from Belgrade - immortalized a turning point in the history of Belgrade: the moment when the Belgrade Fair became the Semlin Judenlager
Although the Ministry of Culture has assessed that the German Pavilion is located in the protection zone of the cultural monument, this execution site was still demolished due to the construction of the road. The Zajedno party and the Holocaust Research and Education Center have evidence that a mass grave is located there
The members of the coalition "Together - We Must" again today, as on Saturday, stopped the excavator from demolishing the German Pavilion at the Old Fairgrounds, because they want to investigate whether there is a mass grave there. They asked the Embassy of Israel for help
Today, an attempt was made to continue with the illegal demolition of the historic Old Fairground, but members of the "Together - We Must" coalition prevented it. The first demolition attempt, in March, stopped the Holocaust Research and Education Center
