On 14th January 1943, 52 prisoners died in the camp at Majdanek. Only the death of 5 Poles was noted down in the book of prisoners' deaths. The deaths of Jewish hadn't beed recorded for the past two weeks. Jan Jurkiewicz, born in 1904 and living in Podhajce, also died on that day. He was sent to the camp on 4th October 1942 along with 40 other fellow prisoners. The group received the numbers from 16949 to 16989.

The artifacts and documents from the concentration camp at Majdanek constitute the exceptional testimony of history and tragic fate of thousands of people of various nationalities. Gathered for over 60 years, they form a valuable collection of movable relics, which requires specialist conservation conditioned upon their peculiar lot.

In this thread we describe the artworks created by the prisoners of Majdanek within the camp area.

In this thread we describe the artworks created by the prisoners of Majdanek within the camp area.

In this thread we describe the artworks created by the prisoners of Majdanek within the camp area.

In this thread we describe the artworks created by the prisoners of Majdanek within the camp area.

In this thread we describe the artworks created by the prisoners of Majdanek within the camp area.

In this thread we describe the artworks created by the prisoners of Majdanek within the camp area.

Everyday life in the German concentration camp at Majdanek was regulated by an unwritten rule: everything that was not ordered, was prohibited. Therefore, the catalogue of forbidden activities included all forms of religious life. Nevertheless, many prisoners undertook various types of practices.

On April 18, the Palm Sunday of 1943, Roman Archutowski, an authority and an invaluable pedagogue, died in the German Nazi concentration camp at Majdanek.