Auschwitz Memorial

Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account at Mastodon. You can also find us on:

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2024-08-15 22:00:04

15 August 1872 | A Jewish woman, Dina Fischer, was born in Latvia. In 1896 she emigrated to Trondheim in Norway.
On 24 February 1943 deported to #Auschwitz on the ship „Gotenland”. On 3 March 1943 she was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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2024-07-09 22:00:03

9 July 1888 | A German Jew, Willy Silbermann, was born in Saalfeld. Clothing manufacturer.
In June 1943 he was deported from Berlin to Auschwitz. Most probably he was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-07-09 10:00:04

9 July 1902 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Deborah Cok, (nee de Lafuente) was born in Amsterdam.
In September 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-07-06 16:00:03

6 July 1902 | A Polish man, Jan Marczak, was born in Parczew. A confectioner.
In #Auschwitz from 4 September 1941.
No. 20387
He perished in the camp on 13 November 1941.
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2024-07-06 13:00:03

6 July 1888 | A Czech Jew, Ota Brod, was born in Prague.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 28 October 1944. After the selection, he was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-07-06 10:00:03

6 July 1931 | Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Engelsman, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported from Westerbork to Theresienstadt ghetto in January 1944, and four months later deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-07-05 10:00:02

5 July 1908 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Elisabeth Henriette Spira, was born in Vlissingen. She emigrated to Belgium.
In July 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-06-27 14:48:09

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2024-06-25 22:00:02

25 June 1923 | A Czech Jewish woman, Zuzana Picková, was born in Prague.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 19 October 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-06-24 19:00:02

24 June 1912 | A Polish man, Jan Ejmont, was born in Hailar (China).
In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940.
No. 2942
He was released from the camp in 1941.
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2024-06-24 17:03:45

Did you know you can stay updated with the Auschwitz Memorial by signing up for our newsletter?
Choose press releases or Education Center updates here: https://auschwitz.org/en/press/media-newsletter/
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2024-06-22 10:00:03

22 June 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, István Blankenberg, was born.
In May 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-06-21 22:00:03

21 June 1903 | German Jew, Erich Bundheim, was born in Emden. A merchant. He emigrated to the Netherlands.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 17 July 1942 in a transport of 2,000 Jews deported from #Amersfoort and #Westerbork.
No. 48060
He perished in the camp on 22 August 1942.
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2024-06-21 13:00:02

21 June 1877 | Ludwik Puget was born in Cracow. An eminent Polish sculptor, painter, and art theoretician. Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, founder of „Rzeźba” Association.
In Auschwitz from 25 April 1942.
No. 33164
Shot on 27 May 1942.
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2024-06-16 13:00:03

16 June 1900 | A Pole, Jan Wilk, was born in Wysoka. A teacher.
In Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19398
He perished in the camp on 15 April 1942.
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2024-06-11 16:00:03

11 June 1938 | French Jewish boy, Jacques Aizik Yamniak, was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 7 March 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-06-11 13:00:04

11 June 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Anita Balaban, was born.
In 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-06-10 16:00:02

10 June 1940 | French Jewish girl Camille Himmelfarb was born in Paris.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 18 September 1942 in a transport of 1,003 Jews deported from Drancy. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-06-09 22:00:04

9 June 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Gyuri Köppich, was born.
In June 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-06-09 13:00:04

9 June 1921 | A Czech Jewish woman, Zdeňka Bleichfeldová, was born.
She was Deported to Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 October 1942. She did not survive.
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2024-06-08 22:00:04

8 June 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Simone Gotlib, was born in Paris.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 18 August 1942 in a transport of 997 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 897 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-06-07 22:00:07

7 June 1933 | An Italian Jewish girl, Nedda Segrè, was born in Venice.
In February 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-06-07 19:00:08

7 June 1921 | A Polish Jew, Henryk Ornstein, was born in Tarnów. A clerk.
In Auschwitz from 26 February 1942.
No. 25501
He perished in the camp on 13 March 1942.
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2024-06-07 16:00:10

7 June 1906 | A Polish woman, Zofia Piotrowska, was born in Tarnopol. A nurse.
In Auschwitz from 19 January 1943.
No. 29901
She perished in the camp on 24 February 1943.
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2024-06-04 22:00:06

4 June 1907 | A Polish Jew, Bernhard Rosenzweig, was born in Oświęcim.
In Auschwitz from 26 February 1942.
No. 25511
He perished in the camp on 15 March 1942.
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2024-06-04 10:00:08

4 June 1901 | Italian Jew, Vittorio Bassi, was born in Venice.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Fossoli camp on 22 February 1944. He did not survive.
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2024-06-03 19:00:12

3 June 1933 | Dutch Jewish boy, Isaäc Troeder, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-06-01 10:00:05

1 June 1876 | Polish Jewish woman, Dwojra Gitla Lerman, was born in Zamość. She emigrated to Belgium.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Mechelen on 10 October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-05-31 22:00:04

31 May 1926 | Belgian Jewish girl, Bertha Kaufman, was born in Antwerp.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Mechelen on 11 August 1942. She did not survive.
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2024-05-31 10:00:09

31 May 1935 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Marianne Nunes Vas, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-30 13:00:08

30 maja 1939 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Emma van der Sluis, was born in Veghel.
In October 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz with her mother Belia and he sisters Henriëtte and Elizabeth (in the pic). They were all probably murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-05-29 19:00:06

29 May 1927 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Suze Alexander, was born in Amsterdam.
In March 1944 she was deported from Westerbork to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-05-29 16:00:16

29 May 1884 | A Polish Jew, Abraham Feiler, was born in Cracow. A tailor.
In Auschwitz from 24 February 1942.
No. 25202
He perished in the camp on 27 February 1942.
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2024-05-29 10:00:11

29 May 1931 | Belgian Jewish boy, Georges Weingast, was born in Antwerp.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Mechelen in April 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-05-28 16:00:19

28 May 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Louise Gliot, was born in Metz.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 3 August 1944 in a transport of 1,300 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 826 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-05-26 14:00:06

26 May 1885 | A German Jewish woman, Margarete Horwitz, was born in Berlin. During the war, she lived in Amsterdam.
In February 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-26 11:30:03

A heartbreaking moment that was saved by an SS photographer at Auschwitz II-Birkenau during the deportations of Hungarian Jews. It was taken 80 years ago, most likely in late May 1944. A little child finds a dandelion in the grass and is handing it or showing it to an older boy.
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2024-05-25 11:00:04

25 May 1929 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Edit Spitzer, was born.
In July 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-24 23:00:06

24 May 1903 | A Czech Jew, Viktor Beneš, was born.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 15 May 1944. He did not survive.
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2024-05-24 14:00:23

24 May 1940 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Philip Cohen, was born in Amsterdam.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 18 February 1943 in a transport of 1,108 Jews deported from Westerbork. He was among 847 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
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2024-05-23 14:00:17

23 May 1894 | A Polish man, Leonard Ślusarek, was born in Chorzew.
In Auschwitz from 14 May 1942.
No. 35607
He perished in the camp on 11 August 1942.
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2024-05-22 14:00:17

22 May 1937 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Mietje Frenk, was born in Rotterdam.
In February 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz with her parents Isidor and Elizabeth as well as her brother Aaron. They were all probably murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-05-21 14:00:14

21 May 1927 | Czech Jewish boy, Otto Fink, was born in Vroutek.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 October 1942. He did not survive.
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2024-05-19 20:00:06

19 May 1931 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Selma Spanjer, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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2024-05-18 09:37:55

18 May 1942 | A transport of 70 Polish men (including 14 Jews) arrived at Auschwitz from Montelupich prison in Krakow.
One of them was a Polish man Julian Stanoch, a geologist & professor of Jagiellonian University. He became no. 35743. He perished in the camp on 21 September 1942.
We know that at least 30 prisoners from this transport were killed in Auschwitz and only five survived the war.
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2024-05-17 20:00:12

17 May 1938 | A French Jewish girl, Arlette Sokolski, was born in Douai.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 17 September 1942 in a transport of 1,048 Jews deported from Mechelen / Malines. She was among 717 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection
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2024-05-17 14:00:18

17 May 1935 | A Norwegian Jewish boy, Arvid Claes, was born in Oslo.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1942. He arrived at the camp on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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2024-05-16 11:30:01

16 May 1943 | A transport of some 4,500 Greek Jews deported from the ghetto in Thessaloniki arrived at Auschwitz.
After arrival selection 466 men & 211 women were registered in the camp. The remaining group – probably 3,823 people, were murdered in gas chambers.

2024-05-16 11:00:04

16 May 1933 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Debora Bobbe, was born in The Hague.
In October 1942 she was deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-15 17:00:04

15 May 1930 | A Polish Jew, Berek Ringer, was born in Oświęcim.
In 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz from Będzin Ghetto. He was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-14 09:00:04

14 May 1936 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Iboja Berger, was born in Mohács.
In 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-12 21:00:04

12 May 1931 | Norwegian Jewish boy, Idar Fischer, was born in Kristiansund.
He arrived at Auschwitz on 3 March 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-05-12 12:00:04

12 May 1918 | A Jewish woman, Sara Szanto, was born in Târgu Mureș in Romania.
In 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-05-12 10:23:15

12 May 1942 | A group of 1,500 Jewish men, women, and children deported from Sosnowiec were murdered in Bunker I (the first makeshift gas chamber at Auschwitz II-Birkenau).
Listen to our podcast to learn why in the spring of 1942 the Auschwitz concentration camp became also an extermination center for Jewish people: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0

2024-05-11 21:00:09

11 May 1937 | A German Jewish girl, Jutta Guttmacher, was born in Schlichtingsheim.
On 4 October 1944, she was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-11 18:00:04

11 May 1914 | A Ukrainian, Marko Hwedorenko, was born.
In Auschwitz from 17 November 1942
No. 75772
Shot in the camp on 6 January 1943.
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2024-05-11 15:00:04

11 May 1939 | A French Jewish boy, Alain Kartouzou, was born in Constantine in Algeria.
He arrived at Auschwitz on 30 March 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 472 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-05-10 16:39:29

The two pictures are 11 years apart.
On 10 May 1933, the Nazi party staged an ideological spectacle of burning of 'un-German’ books.
2nd image: Auschwitz II-Birkenau, burning pits outside gas chamber V, 1944.
Auschwitz warns us of where ideologies of hatred can lead to.
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2024-05-10 15:00:10

10 May 1940 | A German Sinti girl, Hildegard Franz was born in Berlin.
In Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 30 March 1943.
No. Z-6192
She perished in the camp on 19 June 1943.

2024-05-10 12:00:11

10 May 1910 | Leon (Leba) Rajbenbach, a Polish Jew, was born in Warsaw to Pinkhus and Braindel. He emigrated to France where he worked as a merchant. During the war, he lived in Paris.
In 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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2024-05-10 09:00:10

10 May 1888 | Jewish woman, Sara Kermann, was born in London. In 1906 she emigrated to Norway.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-05-09 21:00:04

9 May 1872 | A Czech Jew, Richard Basch, was born in Prague.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive.
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2024-05-09 18:00:04

9 May 1936 | French Jewish girl, Madeleine Flomembaum, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 24 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-05-09 16:45:03

9 May 1945 | The Soviet army liberated the German Nazi concentration camp Stutthof.
Between 1939-45 some 110,000 people were imprisoned there & around 65,000 were killed there (incl. some 28 thousand Jews).
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stutthof_concentration_camp
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2024-05-09 12:00:11

9 May 1924 | A Greek Jewish girl, Louisette Azouvy (or Azouvi), was born in Thessaloniki. She emigrated to France.
In November 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-09 09:00:08

9 May 1939 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Mihaj (or Mikaj) Schön, was born.
In 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-08 21:00:07

8 May 1941 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Diena Hilda Akker, was born at the Hauge.
In November 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz with her mother Frida. They were both murdered in a gas chamber right after the arrival selection.
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2024-05-08 18:00:11

8 May 1938 | Hungarian Jewish girl Evike Schvarc was born in Géberjén.
In 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-08 12:00:06

8 May 1932 | A German Jewish boy, Kurt de Jong, was born in Frankfurt am Main. During the war, he lived in Rotterdam.
On 21 October 1942, he was murdered in a gas chamber in Auschwitz.
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2024-05-08 09:00:25

8 May 1910 | A Czech Jew, Hanuš Hitschmann, was born in Prague.
He was deported from Theresienstadt Ghetto to Auschwitz on 6 September 1943. He did not survive.
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2024-05-07 21:00:04

7 May 1938 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Stella Esther, Radomysler was born in Antwerp.
She arrived in #Auschwitz on 13 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. After the selection she was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-07 18:00:24

7 May 1923 | A Polish Jewish girl, Cywia Ehrlich, was born in Sosnowiec to Natan and Andzia.
In May 1942 she was murdered in #Auschwitz.
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2024-05-07 12:00:17

7 May 1896 | German Jew Dr. Curt Albersheim was born in Emmerich. A lawyer.
During the war they he lived in Amsterdam. He, his wife Martha and their daughter Ruth were murdered in Auschwitz.
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2024-05-06 21:00:05

6 May 1920 | Polish woman, Anna Stanisława Kolbusz, was born in Nawieś Kołaczycki. During the German occupation, she was engaged in resistance activity.
In Auschwitz from 2 October 1943
No. 63716
She perished in the camp on 21 November 1943.
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2024-05-06 17:57:01

6 May 1940 | Betty Vredenburg, a Dutch Jewish girl, was born in Amsterdam to Abraham and Rachel.
She was murdered in a gas chamber of the Auschwitz camp on 21 May 1944.
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2024-05-05 18:00:05

5 May 1903 | A Polish man, Stanisław Noszczyński, was born in Przyrów. A blacksmith.
In Auschwitz from 20 November 1941.
No. 23094
He perished in the camp on 30 March 1942.
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2024-05-05 15:00:11

5 May 1936 | A French Jewish boy, Tomy Lachman, was born in Paris.
He arrived at Auschwitz on 21 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 817 people murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-05-05 12:00:04

5 May 1907 | A Czech Jew, Felix Salz, was born in Prague.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive.
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2024-05-04 15:00:05

4 May 1942 | A French Jewish girl, Annie Dirnfeld, was born in Toulouse.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 4 July 1944 in a transport of 1,100 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 479 people murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-05-04 09:40:45

4 May 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Zsuzsika Schiffer, was born in Hatvan.
In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in Auschwitz.
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2024-05-03 20:00:08

3 May 1892 | Norwegian Jew, Leopold Jaffe, was born in Oslo.
He arrived at Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was registered in the camp after the selection. He perished in Auschwitz in September 1943.
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2024-05-03 12:00:09

3 May 1922 | A Polish man, Tadeusz Szwed, was born in Krakow.
He was deported to Auschwitz on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles.
No. 37
In 1944 he was transferred to KL Neuengamme and then to KL Buchenwald.
Fate unknown.
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2024-05-03 09:00:04

3 May 1930 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Meriam Kok, was born in Amsterdam.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 6 December 1942 in a transport of 811 Jews deported from Westerbork. She was among 795 people murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
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2024-05-01 20:00:04

1 May 1932 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Agnes Neuman, was born in Szombathely.
In July 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-01 18:00:07

1 May 1920 | A Polish woman, Stanisława Stopka, was born in Sucha.
In Auschwitz from 30 May 1942.
No. 7579
She perished in the camp on 14 November 1942.
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2024-05-01 12:00:04

1 May 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Julika Remenyi, was born.
In June 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-01 09:00:06

1 May 1867 | A Czech Jew, Ludvík Federer, was born.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 26 October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-04-30 18:08:38

30 April 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Henriette Michele Hacker, was born in Clichy.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 2 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-04-29 09:41:30

April 29 marks 'the Day of Polish Clergy Martyrdom During World War II'.
It is observed on the anniversary of the liberation of Dachau where 868 Polish clergymen perished.
See our online lesson about Christian clergy and religious life in KL Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowienstwo/
Listen to our podcast about their fate: https://youtu.be/pS0LQoQ4YLk?feature=shared
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2024-04-28 15:00:05

28 April 1943 | A French Jewish girl, Michèle Levy, was born in Paris.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 20 December 1943 in a transport of 850 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 505 people murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-04-28 12:00:04

28 April 1898 | A Polish Jew, Artur Munk, was born in Lipnik. A hairdresser.
In Auschwitz from 11 July 1941.
No. 18051
He perished in the camp on 25 August 1941.
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2024-04-28 09:00:07

28 April 1925 | Czech Jewish girl, Markéta Glaserová, was born in Lubenec.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 January 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-04-27 21:00:08

27 April 1943 | A French Jewish boy, Guy Altauz, was born in Grenoble.
In August 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-04-27 18:00:12

27 April 1910 | Dutch Jewish woman, Sara Schelvis-Piller, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Westerbork in September 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-04-27 15:00:05

27 April 1925 | A French Jewish girl, Paulette Bloch, was born in Paris.
On 31 July 1944, she was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-04-27 09:17:15

27 April 1937 | Czech Jewish girl, Ruth Fischerová, was born in Prague.
She was deported from Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz on 18 May 1944. She was placed in the family camp BIIb at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. She did not survive.
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2024-04-26 13:16:38

Polish soldier, Witold Pilecki was imprisoned in Auschwitz on 22 September 1940.
Pilecki undertook the mission to infiltrate the camp in order to create a conspiracy network there, organize communications, send reliable data about German crimes in the camp, and possibly prepare the camp's prisoners for a possible fight.
In our podcast, Dr. Adam Cyra, the author of his biography, talks about the life, work, and tragic death of Witold Pilecki: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/auschwitz-memorial/episodes/On-Auschwitz-45-The-story-of-Witold-Pilecki--co-founder-of-resistance-in-Auschwitz-e2itc60

2024-04-26 09:00:16

26 April 1922 | A German Jewish woman, Roza Brin, was born in Hamborn.
In 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-04-25 18:00:25

25 April 1895 | A Jewish woman, Nina Davidsen, was born in Gomel. In 1912 she came to Norway.
Arrested on 26 Nov 1942 & deported to Auschwitz with her husband Bernhard, daughter & 3 sons. Murdered after selection in a gas chamber with her daughter Ruth & 7 y/o John Charles.
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2024-04-25 12:00:12

25 April 1918 | Polish man Tadeusz Kokesz was born in Jordanów. A university student.
In Auschwitz from 25 February 1941.
No. 10745
He perished in the camp on 25 June 1943.
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