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Zalman Gradowski or Chaim Zalman Gradowski (1910 – October 7, 1944) originally from Suwałki, was a Polish Jewish prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust in occupied Poland. He arrived in November 1942 aboard Holocaust train from Kalabosin (see: Kiełbasin Sammellagger servicing Grodno Ghetto, possible spelling error). After "selection" his family members perished. He was sent to work in the Sonderkommando slave labour unit.

Secret diary

In order to bear witness for future generations, Gradowski wrote a secret diary, describing his life and the camp. He buried his notebook in the camp as a time capsule. In it, Gradowski gave a detailed description of the extermination process in Birkenau. He was one of the key figures in the Sonderkommando underground at Auschwitz, where he was murdered in 1944.

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Zalman Gradowski Wikipedia