Auschwitz Memorial

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

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Themes: #Auschwitz #Holocaust #Shoah #antisemitism #WorldWar2 #ww2 #memory #history #Nazis #genocide #museums

Website: https://www.auschwitz.org
Facebook: http://facebook.com/auschwitzmemorial
E-lessons: http://lesson.auschwitz.org
Podcast: http://podcast.auschwitz.org

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Last Notes

2024-09-08 20:00:04

8 September 1911 | Czech Jewish woman, Františka Karenová, was born in Prague.
She was deported from Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-08-22 20:00:03

22 August 1941 | Hungarian Jewish girl Beáta Donner was born.
In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-22 17:00:39

22 August 1922 | Polish Jew Moses Kohn was born in Rzeszów.
In Auschwitz from 15 December 1941.
No. 24560
He perished in the camp on 6 March 1942.
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2024-08-22 14:00:04

22 August 1897 | Pole Stanisław Tokarski was born in Krakow. Engineer of roads and bridges.
In Auschwitz from 19 September 1942.
No. 64611
He was shot in the camp on 25 June 1943.
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2024-08-22 11:00:04

22 August 1931 | Italian Jewish girl Lia Sadun was born in Siena.
In 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-22 08:00:03

22 August 1937 | Romanian Jewish girl Franciska Fruma Weiss was born.
In May 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-20 20:00:03

20 August 1902 | An Italian Jewish woman, Tina Gallico, was born in Mantua.
In April 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-20 17:00:14

20 August 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Renee Kaufman, was born in Paris.
In September 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-20 15:30:04

ONLINE LESSON | Inhabitants of Oświęcim during the occupation
The lesson talks about the pre-war history of Oświęcim, its role in the 1939 defense war, and the tragic story of the town nearby the German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2020_mieszkancy_en/
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2024-08-20 14:00:22

20 August 1923 | A Pole, Tadeusz Ciastoń ,was born. A locksmith trainee.
Deported to Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 727
Released in 1942. He was shot in Nowy Sącz on 23 March 1943.
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2024-08-20 11:00:02

20 August 1911 | A German Jewish woman, Rita Klein, was born in Halle an der Saale.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 16 October 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-08-19 20:00:04

19 August 1940 | A French Jewish boy, Symcha Sylvain Ostrowiak, was born in Paris.
In September 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-19 17:00:05

19 August 1917 | A Polish woman, Janina Nowak, was born in Błędów.
In #Auschwitz from 12 June 1942.
No. 7615
After 12 days she escaped.
She was arrested in March 1943 & after two months imprisoned in the camp again .
No. 31592.
Transferred to Ravensbrück. She survived the war.
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2024-08-19 14:00:03

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 12:29:43

📖 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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2024-08-19 11:00:12

19 August 1920 | A Romanian Jewish woman, Ida Sfartz, was born in Paris.
In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-18 20:00:04

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 18:05:17

One of the darkest chapters of the history of Auschwitz is the story of the Sonderkommando - a group of prisoners, mainly Jews - forced by the Germans to work in gas chambers and crematoria of the camp.
Listen to our podcast on the fate of Sonderkommando prisoners: https://youtu.be/NIaRnw3hZX4

2024-08-18 17:57:39

18 August 1942 | An SS doctor made a selection among prisoners in Block 20 at Auschwitz I (part of the camp infirmary). As a result, 82 prisoners were killed with phenol heart injections.
Listen to our #podcast about medicine in the Auschwitz camp.
https://youtu.be/5hUoEAsCnoU

2024-08-18 17:00:08

18 August 1866 | A German Jew, Chaim Yehuda Weyl, was born in Rogasen (today Rogoźno in Poland). A rabbi.
In November 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz from Westerbork and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-18 14:00:10

18 August 1908 | A Pole, Karol Grzesiek, was born in Magdeburg.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 412
He was released on 14 April 1942 & survived the war.
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2024-08-18 11:00:03

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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2024-08-18 08:00:02

18 August 1920 | Polish Jewish woman, Nina Seewald, was born in Klasno near Krakow. She emigrated to Belgium.
In 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz from Mechelen / Malines. She did not survive.
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2024-08-17 20:00:02

17 August 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Sylvain Kozubski, was born in Metz.
In September 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-17 18:29:12

17 August 1940 | In the weekly report, the SS Construction Office announced the completion of the installation of the first crematorium furnace & plans to launch it soon.
Watch a short video about the history of the first crematorium of Auschwitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZmBSRVYLoE
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2024-08-17 17:00:03

17 August 1893 | Italian Jew, Ugo De Benedetti, was born in Torino.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Milan on 6 december 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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2024-08-17 16:00:11

Some 13,000 Poles from the city of Warsaw were deported to the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.
Learn more about their story from our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_8_warszawa/
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2024-08-17 14:00:02

17 August 1914 | A Pole, Adam Dziadulski, was born in Zakopane. A clerk.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 596
In 1943 he was transferred to KL Neuengamme. He did not survive.
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2024-08-17 11:00:02

17 August 1936 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Jozef Goudsmith (left), was born in Kampen.
He was deported to Auschwitz in November 1942 with his mother Klara and brother Louis. Most probably they were all murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-17 08:00:05

17 August 1924 | A Czech Jew, Zdeněk Neuschul, was born in Prague.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 September 1943. He did not survive.
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2024-08-16 20:00:04

16 August 1932 | An Austrian Jewish girl, Mella Schachter, was born in Vienna.
In 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz from Będzin ghetto and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-16 17:00:04

16 August 1910 | A Czech Jewish woman, Lisbeta Vogelová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-08-16 14:00:02

16 August 1927 | A French Jewish girl, Fanny Wozniak, was born in Paris.
In September 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz. She was registered in the camp and perished on 25 October 1942.
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2024-08-16 11:00:02

16 August 1916 | A Polish woman, Władysława Studentowicz, was born in Nowy Targ. A tailor.
In Auschwitz from 1 December 1942.
No. 26284
She perished in the camp on 4 January 1943.
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2024-08-16 08:00:03

16 August 1875 | A German Jew, Philipp Manes, was born in Elberfeld.
In July 1942 he was transported from Berlin to Theresienstadt Ghetto. Deported to Auschwitz on 28 October 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-15 20:00:04

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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2024-08-15 17:00:03

15 August 1921 | A Pole, August Kowalczyk, was born in Tarnawa Góra.
In #Auschwitz from 4 December 1940.
No. 6804
He escaped from the camp during a revolt of prisoners of the penal company on 10 June 1942.
After the war, an actor.
He passed away in 2012.
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2024-08-15 16:32:55

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Listen to our podcast dedicated to the fate of 1,301 Polish people deported to Auschwitz within the ethnic cleansing program perpetrated by Nazi Germany in the Zamość Region in occupied Poland in 1942/3: https://youtu.be/L01VSWEpZ_4

2024-08-15 15:30:03

The two largest groups of prisoners in Auschwitz were Jews of different nationalities (some 200k) and Poles (some 140k).
Learn about their situation in the camp.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qOKo6fC5uyC4Un1NC7FWd?si=yocrxA3XTaGMlu6aoME1Mg
ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/on-auschwitz/id1568273147?i=1000543540901
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
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2024-08-15 14:00:03

15 August 1935 | A French Jewish girl, Marie Krajzelman, was born in Paris.
In July 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-15 11:00:02

15 August 1928 | A Polish girl, Czesława Kwoka, was born in Wólka Złojecka
In Auschwitz from 13 December 1942 (expelled by the Germans during the pacification of Zamość Region.)
No. 26947
She was murdered with a phenol heart injection on 12 March 1943.
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2024-08-15 08:00:04

15 August 1932 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Nicoletta Noort, was born in The Hague.
In February 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-14 20:00:03

14 August 1930 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Anna Rosa Cholewa, was born in Antwerp.
She was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-14 17:00:08

14 August 1914 | Italian Jewish woman Lilia Fiano (nee Di Porto) was born in Pisa.
On 5 April 1944, she was deported from Fossoli camp to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-14 15:30:04

ONLINE LESSON | First deportations of Polish men to Auschwitz
The lesson tells the story of the first weeks of the newly created German Nazi camp Auschwitz, and its first prisoners.
Go to the lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dep_zam_EN/
All lessons: lesson.auschwitz.org
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2024-08-14 14:00:04

14 August 1922 | A Pole, Marian Anyst, was born in Kielce. A bricklayer.
In Auschwitz from 8 December 1942.
No. 81022
In 1944 he was transferred to KL Mauthausen. He survived.
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2024-08-14 11:00:02

14 August 1920 | A German Jewish woman, Ilse Scharff, was born in Karlsruhe.
In August 1942 she was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-14 08:00:02

14 August 1898 | A Czech Jewish woman, Olga Vogelová, was born in Klatovy.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-08-13 20:00:02

13 August 1908 | German Jew, Kurt Höxter, was born in Frankfurt am Main. He emigrated to Belgium.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 9 September 1942. He did not survive.
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2024-08-13 17:00:12

13 August 1931 | An Austrian Jewish boy, Heinz Klipper, was born. Incarcerated in #Theresienstadt Ghetto.
On 4 September 1943, he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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2024-08-13 14:00:07

13 August 1911 | A Pole, Zbigniew Maciurzyński, was born in Przemyśl. A locksmith.
In #Auschwitz from 30 March 1942.
No. 27490
He perished in the camp on 6 September 1942.
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2024-08-13 11:00:04

13 August 1876 | Czech Jewish woman, Jeanetta Arztová, was born.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943 & placed in a special family camp for Jews from this ghetto at #Auschwitz II-Birkenau. She perished in the camp.
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2024-08-13 08:00:04

13 August 1925 | Polish Jewish girl, Chana Golczer, was born in Biała. Her family emigrated to France.
She was deported from #Pithiviers to #Auschwitz on 31 July 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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2024-08-11 20:00:02

11 August 1883 | A Polish Jew, Hersch Singer, was born in Mościska.
In Auschwitz from 12 January 1942.
No. 25496
He perished in the camp on 6 April 1942.
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2024-08-11 17:00:02

11 August 1928 | Dutch Jewish girl Ariette Wilk was born in The Hague.
In December 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz. After the selection, she was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-11 15:30:00

ONLINE LESSON | Soviet prisoners of war at Auschwitz
Some 15,000 Soviet POWs were deported to Auschwitz by the Germans. Most of them were murdered in the camp. See our online lesson about their fate: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_20_jency/
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2024-08-11 14:00:02

11 August 1905 | A Pole, Ludwik Mroczek, was born in Kęty. A Catholic priest, a Salesian of Don Bosco (SDB).
In #Auschwitz from 26 June 1941.
No 17340
He perished in the camp on 5 January 1942.
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2024-08-11 11:00:01

11 August 1890 | A Czech Jewish woman, Ema Ledererová, was born in Český Brod.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 23 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-11 09:29:53

11 August 1942 | A transport of 559 Jews deported from #Westerbork in the German-occupied Netherlands arrived at #Auschwitz. After the selection 164 men & 131 women were registered.
The remaining 264 people were killed in a gas chamber, incl. a 2-year old Magdalena Dora Blau.
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2024-08-11 08:00:02

11 August 1931 | A Polish Jewish girl, Lea Schnitzer, was born in Mysłowice.
In February 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz from the ghetto in Chrzanów. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-10 20:00:03

10 August 1929 | Belgian Jewish girl Mariette Peretz was born in Antwerp.
In April 1943 she was deported from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-10 17:00:08

10 August 1918 | A Greek Jew, Avraam Tevet, was born in Thessaloniki.
He was deported to Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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2024-08-10 14:00:02

10 August 1930 | A French Jewish boy, Willy Bajroch, was born in Paris.
In August 1942 he was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz. After the selection, he was murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-10 11:00:03

10 August 1889 | Polish woman Zofia Kossak-Szczucka was born. A writer, co-founder of Żegota Council;
Arrested on 27 Sep 1943. Imprisoned in #Auschwitz 9 days later (64491). In May 1944 she was sentenced to death in Warsaw. Released thanks to Polish underground.
She died in 1968.
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2024-08-10 08:00:09

10 August 1903 | A Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Schneiderová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 19 October 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-08-08 20:00:05

8 August 1895 | A Czech Jew, Jindřich Neugeboren, was born in Prague.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 28 September 1944. He did not survive.
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2024-08-08 17:00:03

8 August 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Annette Spring, was born in Paris.
In August 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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2024-08-08 14:00:19

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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2024-08-08 11:00:04

8 August 1923 | A French Jewish woman, Marcelle Messoda Elkherably, was born in Casablanca.
In June 1943 she was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-08 08:00:01

8 August 1924 | French Jewish boy, William Schwartzmann, was born in Paris.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Drancy on 23 September 1942. He did not survive.
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2024-08-07 20:00:04

7 August 1892 | Austrian Jew, Julius Kalb, was born in Vienna. He emigrated to Belgium.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 30 October 1942. He did not surivive.
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2024-08-07 17:00:03

7 August 1938 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Jacob Vischjager, was born in Amsterdam.
In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-07 14:00:07

7 August 1913 | A German Jewish woman, Frieda Stark, was born in Berlin.
She was deported to Auschwitz in March 1943. She did not survive.
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2024-08-07 11:00:03

7 August 1902 | A Polish woman, Helena Sarna, was born in Oświęcim (the city where Nazi Germany stablished the Auschwitz camp during occupation).
In #Auschwitz from 1 February 1943.
No. 33323
She perished in the camp on 10 March 1943.
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2024-08-07 08:00:04

7 August 1938 | A Czech Jewish girl, Eva Justitzová, was born in Karlovy Vary.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-08-06 20:00:04

6 August 1937 | A Slovak Jewish boy, Dov Weiss, was born.
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-06 17:00:02

6 August 1936 | A French Jewish boy, Marcel Tobiasz, was born in Paris.
In 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-06 15:44:32

Auschwitz III-Monowitz was established in October 1942 to help build the synthetic rubber plant of IG Farbenindustrie.
Our podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/78hyLayo0DZLznCIOEjRpE?si=jXK_Yd41RKKE4GHsI_XMng
Youtube: https://youtu.be/pxSZ5cZoHi0
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2024-08-06 14:00:25

6 August 1921 | A Pole, Jan Kubas, was born in Przemyśl.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 648
He perished in the camp in 1942.
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2024-08-06 08:00:02

6 August 1900 | An Italian Jewish woman, Anna Ventura, was born in Rome.
She was deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-05 20:00:05

5 August 1908 | A Czech Jewish woman Ruth Ledererová was born in Ostrava.
She was deported to Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-08-05 17:00:03

5 August 1923 | A Polish Jew Szlama, Liman, was born in Łódź. A stocking maker.
In #Auschwitz from 25 October 1941.
No. 22177
He perished in the camp on 3 November 1941.
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2024-08-05 15:30:03

ONLINE LESSON | "Evacuation and Liberation of KL Auschwitz"
The lesson tells about the initial stage of liquidation of the camp in late 1944, the final days of Auschwitz, liberation, and medical assistance provided to liberated prisoners.
See the lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_11_wyzwolenie/
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2024-08-05 14:00:05

5 August 1907 | A Pole Adam Kopyciński was born in Osielec Podhalański.
In #Auschwitz from 8 January 1942.
No. 25294
He played piano & lyre in the camp orchestra. In May 1944, he became its conductor.
Liberated in Ebensee.
After the war the director of the opera in Wrocław.
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2024-08-05 11:00:02

5 August 1905 | A German Jewish woman, Martha Voss, was born in Loesnich. During the war she lived in The Hague.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-08-05 08:00:02

5 August 1886 | A Czech Jewish woman, Bedřiška Willnerová, was born in Svojšín.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 15 May 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-08-04 20:00:03

4 August 1932 | Hungarian Jewish girl Erika Oesterreicher was born in Budapest.
In 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-04 17:00:03

4 August 1916 | A Pole, Józef Mamak, was born in Limanowa. A university student.
He was deported to Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 523
He perished in the camp on 7 September 1942.
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2024-08-04 14:00:15

4 August 1943 | A French Jewish girl, Marguerite Sznajderman, was born in Paris.
She arrived at Auschwitz on 12 February 1944 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 1,229 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. She was 6 months old.
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2024-08-04 11:00:02

4 August 1935 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Betty Mol, was born in Amsterdam.
In September 1944 she was incarcerated in Theresienstadt Ghetto. On 6 October 1944, she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-04 08:00:02

4 August 1920 | A Polish Jew, Jerzy Klein, was born in Vienna. A welder.
In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941.
No. 24083
He perished in the camp on 15 March 1942.
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2024-08-03 20:00:04

3 August 1918 | A Czech Jewish woman, Eva-Marie Japkeová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 16 October 1944. She did not survive.
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2024-08-03 18:31:16

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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2024-08-03 17:00:03

3 August 1940 | A French Jewish girl, Raymonde Levy, was born in Finistère.
In October 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-08-03 14:00:03

3 August 1911 | A Frenchman, Jean Berthout, was born in Limoges.
In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1942.
No. 45230
He perished in the camp on 13 August 1942.
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2024-08-03 11:00:03

3 August 1902 | German Jewish woman Regina Jonas was born in Berlin.
In 1935 she became the 1st woman ordained as a rabbi by the liberal rabbi Max Dienemann. Arrested in Nov 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt & in mid-October 1944 deported to #Auschwitz where she perished.
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2024-08-03 08:00:13

3 August 1896 | An Italian Jewish woman, Ada Ancona (nee Gesess), was born in Trieste.
In August 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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2024-07-30 20:00:05

30 July 1936 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Jancsi Leitmann, was born.
In May 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-07-09 17:00:02

9 July 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Rosette Garbaz, was born in Paris.
In August 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz and after the selection murdered in a gas chamber.
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2024-07-09 14:00:04

9 July 1884 | A Czech, Karel Suk, was born in Spita. A butcher.
In #Auschwitz form 29 April 1942.
No. 33765
He perished in the camp on 22 June 1942.
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