18 September 1872 | A Hungarian Jew, Miksa Herman, was born in Gyöngyös. In 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/ image
18 September 1895 | A Polish Jew, Markus Landau, was born in Chrzanów. In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942. No. 25371 He perished in the camp on 7 March 1942. --- Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/ image
18 September 1944 | On the second day of #RoshHashanah SS doctors conducted a selection in the prisoners' infirmaries. 330 Jews from men's quarantine camp BIIa & 65 Jewish boys from Kaunas in the men's prisoners' infirmary BIIf were selected. All were murdered in the gas chambers.
18 October 1911 | A Pole, Jan Pryszcz, was born in Rycerka Dolna. A forest ranger. In #Auschwitz from 13 April 1942. No. 29561 He perished in the camp on 14 May 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/ image
18 September 1880 | A Czech Jew, Felix Lenhoff, was born in Teplice. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. Registered in the Theresienstadt family camp. He did not survive. image
18 September 1911 | A Polish Jewish woman, Chana Lewin, was born Biała Podlaska. She emigrated to France. In July 1942, she was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. image
18 September 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Dina Coster, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in November 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: image
17 September 1917 | Czech Jewish woman, Zdeňka Blochová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive. --- The history of the so-called family camp for Jews from Theresienstadt: image
17 September 1906 | A Pole, Leon Banachowicz, was born in Raszków. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 1 September 1942. No. 62335 In 1943 he was transferred to KL Gross-Rosen. He was liberated in KL Sachsenhausen. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/ image
17 September 1938 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Ina Nanny Blits, was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 16 September 1943 in a transport of 1,005 Jews deported from #Westerbork. She was among 578 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. --- Children at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ Podcast: image