To the left, to the right

It was here that doctors decided who was to live and die by a brief assessment of an arrival's ability to work. Left or right, live or die. Mothers were routinely gassed with their children; the Nazis had learnt early on that attempts at separation led to disruption of their murderous industry.

Anthony Cox writes about a recent visit to Auschwitz. See also here on 'selections' at the ramp.