American Troops and Survivors look at Sign on Building
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A Chicago native, Jack Levine served in the U.S. Army during World War II. As a member of the 6th Armored Division, he was one of the first soldiers to enter the camp and is seen here, along with two other U.S. soldiers and a former prisoner at Buchenwald. The sign, painted by prisoners on a barracks building, welcomed the American liberators.
Courtesy of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
