Now I Understand

When Primo says the following, that was when I understood an essential part of the suffering of those who were in the camps:

"Think of the value of your smallest possessions. The possessions which even a beggar owns: a letter, photo, just a handkerchief. (Here he has takes a handkerchief out of his back pocket and holds it in front of him.) These things are part of us. Its inconceivable to be robbed of them. Think of this, and then you can fully understand the term 'Extermination Camp.'

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