Flossenbürg
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"Ganz allein in der Hölle" – Shelomo Selinger stellt sich grausamer Vergangenheit im KZ Flossenbürg

Vor 75 Jahren betrat Shelomo Selinger als Häftling zum ersten Mal das KZ Flossenbürg. Kurz vor der Corona-Krise besuchte der 91-Jährige als weltberühmter Bildhauer die Gedenkstätte – und erinnert sich an seine traumatische Jugend.

Der französische Bildhauer Shelomo Selinger erinnert sich an seine grausame Vergangenheit in der KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg. Bild: exb/Thomas Dasshuber
Der französische Bildhauer Shelomo Selinger erinnert sich an seine grausame Vergangenheit in der KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg.

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