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A dwarf selected for death. In Birkenau, people who were handicapped or suffered from other physical disabilities were almost always sent straight to the gas chambers as they were deemed "unfit for work" . An elderly man selected for death. In Birkenau, the elderly were almost immediately sent to the gas chambers as they were deemed "unfit for work". Elderly men and women, selected for death, waiting on the ramp before being taken to the gas chamber. In Birkenau, the elderly were almost immediately sent to the gas chambers as they were deemed "unfit for work".
 

Jews "unfit for work" and selected for death, shortly before being sent to the gas chambers.
 
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