Adolf and Alfred Adler, born in Dortmund, Germany on 12th May 1941,
and 30th May 1942 respectively illustrate the ruthlessness of the Nazi regime
and attempt to ‘ethnically cleanse’ the country. These two young boys were part
of the Romani and Sinti ethnic minority who were targeted by the Nazi regime,
and who were segregated in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The minority group was used as
test subjects for the Nazi doctors in Auschwitz, and throughout the Second
World War, they were investigated as something of an ‘oddity’ in society as they
did not conform to the Nazi regime. Mengele, possibly the most well-known Nazi
doctor at Auschwitz set up a kindergarten for the Romani children, whereby he
was able to observe and experiment on the children in an environment that was
somewhat familiar to them. It is unknown as to whether Adolf or Alfred Adler
were subject to Mengele’s experiments, but for most of the Romani and Sinti
prisoners at Auschwitz, this was the case. Sadly, Adolf Adler, when he was just
under two years of age was murdered at Auschwitz on 23rd March 1943, and his
brother Alfred Adler, less than a year old, was murdered the following day.
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