Uncle Emil Tichler, Auschwitz 1944

Uncle Emil was a shoemaker by trade,
A quiet, hardworking man,
With his small store, he had it made,
As a Jew, they sent him away
And he was gassed and burned
In Auschwitz one day,
The Nazis, fastidious in their reports,
Kept those accurate records.
Let us never, ever forget
Our six million dead!

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2008 Alfred Charasz