Auschwitz Entrance Sign

Anders Hogstrom, Suspect In Auschwitz Sign Theft, Arrested In Sweden

AP | MALIN RISING | Posted 05.25.2011

STOCKHOLM — Swedish police on Thursday arrested a former neo-Nazi leader that Polish investigators suspect of being involved in the theft of the...

Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' Sign Stolen

AP | VANESSA GERA and RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.25.2011

OSWIECIM, Poland — Thieves stole the notorious sign bearing the cynical Nazi slogan "Work Sets You Free" from the entrance to the former Auschwi...

The Auschwitz Sign Theft: An Alternate Theory of the Crime

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 05.25.2011

Alison Stein Wellner

What if the theft of the infamous sign that tops the gate to Auschwitz wasn't motivated by hate or political aims? What if it was more of an art theft?