Auschwitz Memorial

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

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2024-08-29 13:00:14

29 August 1922 | A Slovak Jewish woman, Rozalia Reiss, was born.
She was deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-19 16:00:03

19 August 1877 | A Polish Jewish woman, Marjem Lerner, was born in Jaworów. She emigrated to the UK and then to Belgium.
In January 1943 she was deported from Malines/Mechelen to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-19 14:29:43

📖 Auschwitz Studies 28
The main subject matter of issue 28 of “Auschwitz Studies” spans the elements of gas chambers and crematoria installations kept in the collections of the Auschwitz Museum.
Buy e-Book: https://books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/E-BOOK-Auschwitz-Studies-28/673
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2024-08-18 22:00:04

18 August 1924 | A French Jewish boy, Serge Zylberberg, was born in Paris.
In September 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-18 13:00:03

18 August 1912 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Maria Friedländer-Koen, was born in Watergraafsmeer.
In September 1943 she was deported to #=Auschwitz with her son Max Arnold. They were both probably murdered together in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-08 16:00:19

8 August 1922 | A Pole, Jerzy Karabanik, was born in Jarosław. A high school student.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 534
He perished in the camp on 7 February 1941.
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2024-08-03 20:31:16

Some 230,000 children (216,000 Jews, 11,000 Roma, 3,000 Poles, over 1,000 Belarusians) were deported to Auschwitz.
A podcast about their fate:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34ylsoaJmxZtf6V41ZZ3qf?si=ybIKMmrwT0CSBKEyiZOyxw
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKx_zpLSqA
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2024-06-27 18:42:19

Suitcases that belonged to Auschwitz victims.
(📷 instagram.com/savvikos)
Listen to our podcast about plundering the property in the camp: https://youtu.be/Gse2mP3ZWVY
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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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2024-06-06 22:00:06

6 June 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Huguette Sarah Lisiak, was born in Paris.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 21 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 817 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-06-03 13:00:11

3 June 1901 | Czech Vaclav Novotny was born in Sloveč. A cabman.
In Auschwitz from 29 April 1942.
No. 33755
He perished in the camp on 5 June 1942.
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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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2024-05-24 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 20:12:06

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Listen to our podcast about criminal medical experiments in Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/QqzR8YNIgBI
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2024-05-24 20:12:00

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Initially he was mostly interested in identical twins, and because the Sinti and the Roma were deported to the camp by whole families, sometimes composed of two or three generations, he could choose the cases he found interesting and analyse changes within a family.
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2024-05-24 20:11:52

24 May 1943 | SS-Hauptsturmführer Josef Mengele received his transfer order to the #Auschwitz concentration camp. he began his service there on May 30 as he became the chief physician of the Zigeunerlager (sector for Sinti and Roma) at Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
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2024-05-24 17:00:04

24 May 1911 | A Polish woman, Helena Nowak, was born in Radom. A tailor.
In Auschwitz from 22 January 1943.
No. 30644
She perished in the camp on 7 May 1943.
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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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2024-05-24 11:00:08

24 May 1930 | A French Jewish girl, Tova Zarcon, was born in Paris.
On 20 January 1944 she was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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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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2024-05-23 11:00:07

23 May 1941 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Robert Spiero, was born in The Hague.
He was deported to Auschwitz in February 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-22 23:00:04

22 May 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Benjamin Comprecht Nieweg, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Westerbork with his mother Selma in November 1942. They were both murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-05-22 20:00:10

22 May 1905 | Polish Jew, Abraham Plewiński was born. He emigrated to France.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 11 September 1942. He did not survive.
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2024-05-22 17:00:20

22 May 1922 | A Polish man, Mieczysław Dziób, was born in Piaski Wielkie.
In Auschwitz from 18 September 1942.
No. 64258.
On 16 October 1942, he escaped from the camp. Almost a year later he was captured again, transferred to Auschwitz, and shot.
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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 08:27:07

21 May 1944 | A transport of 453 Dutch Jewish men, women, and children arrived at Auschwitz from Westerbork. After arrival selection 250 men and 100 women were registered in the camp. The remaining 103 people were murdered in a gas chamber.

2024-05-20 23:00:04

20 May 1885 | A Polish man, Feliks Guliński, was born in Gostyń Wielkopolski. A soldier.
In #Auschwitz from 14 May 1942.
No. 35434
He perished in the camp on 24 July 1942.
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2024-05-19 23:00:04

19 May 1881 | Jewish man, Bernard Berenhaut, was born in Cracow (then Austro-Hungary). A merchant. He moved to Berlin and in 1939 fled to Norway.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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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 20:00:04

18 May 1901 | A Czech Jewish woman, Gertruda Eisnerová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-05-18 14:00:04

18 May 1909 | A Pole, Jan Michalak, was born in Modła Królewska. A teacher.
In Auschwitz from 23 May 1941.
No. 15926
He perished in the camp on 18 November 1941.
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2024-05-17 17:00:09

17 May 1902 | A Czech, Ladislaus Streda, was born in Červený Kostelec. A shoemaker.
In Auschwitz from 10 May 1942.
No. 35880
He perished in the camp on 12 July 1942.
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2024-05-16 14:30:01

16 May 1944 | A transport of 2,503 Jewish men, women, and children arrived at Auschwitz from the ghetto in Theresienstadt.
All of them were placed in the family camp for Jews deported from this ghetto at BIIb sector at Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

2024-05-16 14:00:15

16 May 1912 | A Czech Jewish woman, Adéla Frajtová, was born in Prague.
She was deported from Theresienstadt Ghetto to Auschwitz on 1 October 1944. She did not survive.
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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 23:00:04

15 May 1925 | Polish Jewish girl, Rywka Goldberg, was born in Warsaw. She emigrated to France.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Pithiviers on 31 July 1942. She did not survive.
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2024-05-15 20:00:05

15 May 1920 | A Polish woman, Zofia Flasza, was born in Czeladź. A dressmaker.
In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 7626
She perished in the camp on 25 July 1942.
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2024-05-15 20:00:03

Our @YouTube channel has got over 10,000 subscribers!
You can join us there: https://www.youtube.com/auschwitzmemorial
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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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2024-05-15 14:00:05

15 May 1889 | A Polish Jew, Salomon Honig, was born in the village of Kołaczyce near Jasło. He later moved to Tarnów.
In Auschwitz from 5 March 1942.
No. 26389
He perished in the camp on 18 March 1942.
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2024-05-15 12:39:16

15 May 1942 | The renovation work in the crematorium at Auschwitz I has been completed.
The underground flue duct between the furnaces and the chimney has been repaired; walls and vaulting have been constructed above the room housing the engine next to the chimney; a fan connected to it has been installed to assist the draft of the furnaces.
Additionally, repairs have been carried out on one of the corpse-loading trolleys.
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2024-05-15 11:00:13

15 May 1941 | A Yugoslavian (Bosnian) Jewish girl, Leah Miriam Brainer, was born in Tuzla.
In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-14 21:00:11

14 May 1940 | A French Jewish boy, Henri Latowicz, was born in Paris.
He arrived at Auschwitz on 11 February 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 832 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
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2024-05-14 19:42:17

14 May 1944 | The main phase of the deportation of Hungarian Jews began. Between May 14 & July 9 in 142 trains some 420,000 people were deported to the German camp #Auschwitz. Some 330,000 of them were murdered immediately in gas chambers.
Our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
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2024-05-14 18:00:19

14 May 1908 | A Czech Jewish woman, Emilie Lowositzová, was born in Jihlava.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 23 October 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-05-14 15:00:14

14 May 1892 | A Jewish man, Matys Cwajbaum, was born in Warsaw. During the war, he lived in Paris. He was a tailor.
He was deported to Auschwitz on 13 February 1943 and perished in the camp just before the liberation.
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2024-05-14 12:00:10

4 May 1920 | A Czech, Jan Husak, was born in Roudnice nad Labem. A worker.
In Auschwitz from 20 May 1942.
No. 35892
He perished in the camp on 8 July 1942.
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2024-05-13 21:00:04

13 May 1943 | Sara Cohen was born in Groningen in The Netherlands. She was a Dutch Jewish girl, a daughter of Jozef and Carolien.
In February 1944 she was murdered in a gas chamber of Auschwitz.
She lived 9 months.
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2024-05-13 18:00:22

13 May 1916 | A Polish Jew, Szyja Urlik, was born in Warsaw. A tailor.
In Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 23679
He perished in the camp on 1 April 1942.
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2024-05-13 15:00:04

13 May 1930 | A Czech Jewish girl, Rita Ronsburgerová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 15 May 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-05-13 14:30:00

13 May 1943 | A transport of some 1,000 Yugoslavian Jewish men, women, and children arrived at Auschwitz from the ghetto in Zagreb. After arrival selection 30 men and 25 women were registered in the camp. The remaining people were murdered in a gas chamber.

2024-05-13 09:00:09

13 May 1928 | A German Jewish girl, Ruth Albersheim, was born in Bielefeld. She lived in Amsterdam.
In November 1943 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 18:00:10

12 May 1917 | A Jewish woman, Suzanne Feldmann, was born. A stenographer. During the war she lived in France.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 2 September 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-05-12 15:00:08

12 May 1905 | A Polish man, Franciszek Czapla, was born in Gołonów. A miner.
In Auschwitz from 1 July 1942.
No. 44314
He perished in the camp on 17 September 1942.
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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

2024-05-12 09:00:04

12 May 1894 | A Polish Jew, Samuel Grünhut, was born in Tarnów. A merchant.
In Auschwitz from 24 February 1942.
No. 25208
He died of suicide in the bunker of Block 11 on 2 March 1942.
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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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2024-05-11 12:00:11

11 May 1911 | Jewish man of Polish origin, Josef Grabowski, was born in Poznan. A cantor. After November Pogrom in 1938, he emigrated to Norway and became a cantor in Trondheim.
In Auschwitz from 3 March 1943
No. 105359
He did not survive.
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2024-05-11 09:00:06

11 May 1934 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Györgyi Einhorn, was born.
In July 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-10 19:00:00

10 May 1943 | Three Roma prisoners escaped from the camp: Anton Daniel, Ludvig Daniel & Viktor Daniel.
Ludvig and Viktor Daniel were captured and later imprisoned in the bunkers of Block 11. They were executed by shooting on 22 May 1943.
Anton Daniel after some time was caught and re-sent to Auschwitz. On 31 May 1944, he was sent to the penal company. His fate is unknown.
Learn more about escapes from Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_15_ucieczki/

2024-05-10 18:00:20

10 May 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Monique Cofman, was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 8 November 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 773 of them murdered in gas chambers 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 12:00:07

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Learn about the fate of some 23 thousand Roma and Sinti deported to Auschwitz.
See our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/
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Listen to the podcast about their story: https://youtu.be/eb31osDbyk0
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2024-05-10 12:00:01

10 May 1943 | Two Roma boys born in the Zigeunerlager at Auschwitz II-Birkenau were registered in the camp. Kurt Devis received no. Z-7646 and Karl Horvath no. Z-7647. They shared the tragic fate of all 378 Roma children born in the camp.
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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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2024-05-10 06:59:11

Brick barracks for prisoners located at the oldest part of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. According to SS plans, each of these barracks was to house over 700 prisoners, but at times even over 1,000 people were held in each.
Yet, in the camp, there was almost no grass.
(Photo: https://instagram.com/maelyss.begagnon )
Listen to our podcast about living conditions at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/2A8VYMZHwdM
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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 15:00:04

9 May 1906 | A Frenchman, Ernest Neveux, was born in Mareuil-lès-Meaux.
In Auschwitz from 8 July 1942
No. 45921
He perished in the camp on 15 October 1942.
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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 15:00:32

8 May 1906 | A Polish man, Franciszek Bąk was born in Ząb. A carpenter.
In #Auschwitz from 15 December 1941.
No. 24502
He perished in the camp on 13 September 1942.
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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 15:00:06

7 May 1906 | A Polish man, Stanisław Brandt, was born in Zwierzyniec. A surveyor.
In Auschwitz from 20 October 1942.
No. 68777
He perished in the camp on 25 November 1942.
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2024-05-07 11:00:02

7 May 1922 | A Czech Jew, Hanuš Kolben, was born in Ústí nad Labem.
He was deported from Theresienstadt Ghetto to Auschwitz on 28 September 1944. He perished in KL Dachau on 23 March 1945.
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2024-05-07 10:21:56

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 20:00:16

6 May 1866 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Ethel Lampel, was born.
In 1944 She was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-05-06 18:02:05

6 May 1920 | A Czech Jewish woman, Ilsa Kohnová, was born.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 September 1943.
She did not survive.
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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 21:00:10

5 May 1883 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Matje de Vries-Schellevis, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to Auschwitz in August 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber right after the selection.
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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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2024-05-05 09:00:05

5 May 1928 | An Italian Jewish girl Giuseppina Da Fano was born in Rhodes.
She was deported to Auschwitz in July 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-05-04 18:00:04

4 May 1924 | Dutch Jewish girl, Wilhelmina Behr, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Westerbork in December 1942. She did not survive.
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2024-05-04 12:00:06

4 May 1925 | A Polish woman, Stanisława Zdunek, was born in Ostrówek.
In Auschwitz from 12 December 1942.
No. 26779
She perished in the camp on 9 May 1943.
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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 18:00:07

3 May 1901 | A Polish Jew, Mordka Hoch, was born in Radom. A baker.
In Auschwitz from 6 June 1942.
No. 37498
He perished in the camp on 2 August 1942.
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2024-05-03 15:00:04

3 May 1880 | A Polish Jewish woman, Bluma Sternberg, was born in Chrzanów. She lived in the town of Oświęcim (that Germans turned into Auschwitz).
In June 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz from the ghetto in Będzin. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
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