Auschwitz Memorial

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11 March 1915 | A Czech Jewish woman, Pavlína Kellnerová (née Roubičková), was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 9 October 1944. She did not survive.
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11 March 1877 | French Jewish man, Lucien Levy, was born in Paris.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 29 April 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://bit.ly/4ql4LTV

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10 March 1924 | A German Jewish woman, Stefania Anschel, was born in Berlin.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 4 February 1943 in a transport of 952 Jews deported from Berlin. She did not survive.

10 March 1921 | A Polish woman, Danuta Terlikowska, was born in Warsaw. A nurse arrested while cleaning weapons.

In #Auschwitz from 25 August 1942.
No. 18294
She was murdered by a phenol injection to the heart on 29 October 1942.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4rpmPNt

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10 March 1934 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Carla Bromet, was born in The Hague.

On 26 February 1944 she was deported from Westerbork to the Theresienstadt ghetto. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 6 October 1944 in a transport of 1,500 Jews. She was murdered in a gas chamber.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

10 March 1921 | A Polish Jew, Abram Sendrowicz, was born in Mniów. A shoemaker.

In #Auschwitz from 1 October 1941.
No. 21282
He perished in the camp on 31 October 1941.
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"On Auschwitz" (7): the fate of Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz YouTube video by Auschwitz Memorial / Miejsce Pamięci Auschwitz

10 March 1943 | A German Sinti boy, Josef Böhmer, was born in Berlin.

In the #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) from 24 March 1943.
No. Z-5035
He perished in the camp on 6 April 1943. He was 27 days old.
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The fate of the Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz:
🎧 https://bit.ly/4pIRyEJ
📖 https://bit.ly/44EVuxY

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10 March 1922 | A Czech Jew, Kurt Fantl, was born in Karlovy Vary.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 29 September 1944. He perished in Dachau on 23 February 1945.
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Deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/3MdIVUA

10 March 1918 | A Polish Jew, Abram Kuperberg, was born in Bodzentyn. A weaver.

In #Auschwitz from 1 October 1941.
No. 21278
He perished in the camp on 14 November 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

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10 March 1900 | Jewish woman, Blima Reicher, was born in Chawłowice (today part of Rybnik in Poland).

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Pithiviers on 17 July 1942. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://bit.ly/3O8z0jF
🎧 Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ZokyXc

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9 March 1904 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marie Czenieková, was born in Kolin.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 January 1943. She did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/3MdIVUA

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

9 March 1917 | A Czech, Bohumil Kymr, was born. A waiter.

In #Auschwitz from 29 April 1942.
No. 33933
He perished in the camp on 12 August 1942.
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🎧/📖 Registration photos in Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4adWOeJ

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9 March 1940 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Maurice Bromet, was born in Amsterdam.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 September 1943 in a transport of 979 Jews deported from Westerbork. He was among the 388 people murdered in a gas chamber immediately after selection.

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9 March 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Suzanne Driay, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 June 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 627 people killed in a gas chamber immediately after selection.

Watch our webinar about the Sonderkommando Revolt in Auschwitz.

PART 1 | Revolt of the Sonderkommando prisoners. https://bit.ly/4bvMdw6

PART 2 | Rebellions and group escapes of prisoners: https://bit.ly/4rgo15H

English translation / English subtitles available.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

9 March 1905 | A Pole, Józef Wajdzik, was born in Bielsko. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 24 April 1942.
No. 32574
He was shot on 27 May 1942.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

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Dim interior of a brick prisoner barrack at the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau, with wooden bunk structures lining the corridor and a small window at the far end letting in light.

📷 Brick barracks for prisoners of Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

▶ Watch a short video about the barracks for prisoners: https://youtu.be/m0PGSIoCgKY

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A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

9 March 1910 | A Polish Jew, Szmul Gutman, was born in Radom. A butcher.

In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942.
No. 37490
He perished in the camp on 9 August 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

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9 March 1914 | Polish Jew, Salomon Goldberg, was born in Bochnia. He emigrated to France.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 31 July 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

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9 March 1900 | Jewish woman, Donna Hasson (nee Calma) was born in Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey).

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 2 September 1943. She did not survive.
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🎧/📖 The development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46ryjrT

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8 March 1930 | A French Jewish girl, Blima Motyka, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 10 December 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 661 people murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

8 March 1942 | A Czech Roma girl, Anna Gross, was born in Olomouc.

In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 8 March 1943.
No. Z-1440
She perished in the camp on 11 July 1943.
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Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz:
🎧 https://bit.ly/4pIRyEJ
📖 https://bit.ly/44EVuxY

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8 March 1883 | Norwegian Jewish woman, Sigrid de Lemos, was born in Christiania (today Oslo).

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was most probably murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://bit.ly/3MtiLwY

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8 March 1929 | A French Jewish girl, Claudine Malack, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 13 November 1942 in a transport of 745 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 599 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

8 March 1890 | A Pole, Józef Bałuk, was born in Krakow. A Polish railway worker.

He was deported to #Auschwitz on 14 June 1940 from Tarnów in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 756
He perished in the camp on 18 February 1941.

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8 March 1936 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Berta Klinenberg, was born in Szekszard.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/

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8 March 1902 | A German Jewish woman, Helene Simon, was born in Waibstadt. She was a bank clerk.

In 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

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8 March 1919 | Czech Jewish woman, Irena Meislová, was born in Ústí nad Labem.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 January 1943. She did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/3MdIVUA

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7 March 1942 | A French Jewish girl, Claudine Ruben, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 20 July 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 440 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

7 March 1926 | A Russian, Nikolai Dubienko, was born.

In #Auschwitz from 27 November 1942.
No. 78175
He perished in the camp on 17 February 1943.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs