Before Auschwitz: The Forgotten Nazi Program That Paved the Way for the Holocaust...

The article examines the Nazi regime’s Aktion T4 program, a state-sponsored campaign that murdered people with disabilities before the Holocaust began. This initiative served as an early test for systematic killing methods later used in concentration camps.

The piece frames Aktion T4 as the starting point of the Holocaust narrative, distinct from the gas chambers of Auschwitz.