Arbeit macht frei
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title:
Arbeit macht frei
text:
Arbeit macht frei is a German phrase translated as "Work makes one free" or more idiomatically "Work sets you free" or "work liberates". The phrase originates from the 1873 novel Die Wahrheit macht frei by Lorenz Diefenbach, a pastor and philologist, itself being a reference to John 8:31–32 of the Gospel of John. Following the Nazi Party's rise to power in 1933, the phrase became a slogan used in employment programs put into effect to combat mass unemployment in Germany at the time. It is nowada
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description:
German phrase known for appearing on the entrance of Nazi concentration camps
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeit_macht_frei
date created:
2001-12-14T11:17:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T10:01:13Z
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