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If this is the true story of Lale and Gita, why is it being described as historical fiction?
Paweł Sawicki In the new edition of "Memoria" magazine dedicated to Holocaust history, remembrance and education the Auschwitz Memorial has published a thorough his…moreIn the new edition of "Memoria" magazine dedicated to Holocaust history, remembrance and education the Auschwitz Memorial has published a thorough historical fact-checking review of "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" by Heather Morris.

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The book states: "Every reasonable attempt to verify the facts against available documentation has been made". It has actually not been made. Quite the contrary.

The number of the factual errors, exaggerations and misinterpretations in this book disqualify it as a source of knowledge about the history of Auschwitz. The story of Ludovit Eisenberg deserved better.(less)
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