The Difference Between Jewish and Non-Jewish Prisoners in Auschwitz

There was, from the ideological stance in the SS, difference for treating Jewish and non-Jewish prisoners. It's difficult to say what was the main reason why in some cases prisoners from certain transport had more chances for survival while the others were murdered within a few months after arrival at Auschwitz. In average, all those Polish prisoners were brought to our prison until the spring of 1942, half of them had the chance to survive. I think that such an order, an official order or instruction had never been issued for the SS man. However, they understood simply that the Jews as being situated on the lowest place in the Nazi racial hierarchy should be treated worse than the other prisoners, including Poles.