3 October 1919 | Pole Kazimierz Piechowski was born. In #Auschwitz from 20 June 1940 No. 918 He was a co-organizer of one of the most daring escapes from the camp. He passed away on 15 December 2017.

3 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sonja Muijs, was born in Voorburg (left). She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. She was almost 2 years old. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

3 October 1900 | A German Jew, Kurt Rosenberg, was born in Berlin. In December 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz:

3 October 1922 | A Pole, Tadeusz Wojakowski, was born in Lublin. In #Auschwitz from 20 November 1941. No. 22755 He perished in the camp on 30 March 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

3 October 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Robert Bleier, was born in Gyömrő. In July 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/

3 October 1934 | A Polish Jewish girl, Nina Ehrlich, was born in Sosnowiec. In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Będzin ghetto. She was murdered in a gas chamber. --- Children at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ Podcast:

3 November 1882 | Czech Jew, Richard Hořic, was born in Mladá Boleslav. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. He did not survive.

2 October 1919 | A Dutch Jew, Jacob Vogel, was born in Amsterdam. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 17 July 1942 in a transport of 2,000 Jews deported from #Westerbork. No. 48420 He perished in the camp on 18 August 1942. --- Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

2 October 1900 | A Czech, Franz Barton, was born in Brno. In #Auschwitz from 6 March 1942. No. 26415 He perished in the camp on 28 March 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos:

2 October 1934 | A Jewish girl, Klara Weisz, was born in Milan. A daughter of Arpad Weisz, a Hungarian Jewish football player and coach. In October 1942, she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber with her mother and brother. Arpad perished in the camp in January 1944. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: