The Auschwitz slogan 'Work sets you free' seen at the 'Re-Open Illinois' protest aimed at the Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, who is of Jewish descent
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The sign, belonging to an unidentified woman, read: "Arbeit Macht Frei, JB," referring to the Illinois governor JB Pritzker who is of Jewish descent. Dennis Kosuth, a nurse attending the event as a counter-protester, posted the picture on Twitter, which has since garnered more than 50,000 likes. The Auschwitz Memorial in Poland has condemned a photo of a sign from an anti-lockdown protest in Chicago that bore the Nazi slogan: "Arbeit Macht Frei, JB."
"Arbeit macht frei" is a German phrase which means "Work sets you free", and was placed above the gates of Auschwitz — The font of the letter "B" used on the sign also bore a strong resemblance to that used in the sign above the gates of Auschwitz.On Saturday, the organization that runs the Auschwitz Memorial responded on Twitter, saying it was "painful to see this symbol instrumentalized and used again to spread hate.
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