13 October 1910 | A Pole, Tadeusz Rumel, was born in Lublin. An engineer. In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942. No. 31276 He perished in the camp on 14 August 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/ image
13 October 1920 | A Polish Jew, Mozes Beidner, was born in Brzesko. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 2 April 1942. No. 28746 He perished in the camp on 18 July 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: image
13 October 1904 | A Jewish woman, Ajdla Jabłonkiewicz, was born in Sulejów. In 1925 she emigrated to Belgium. Deported to #Auschwitz from Mechelen with her daughter Sarah on 8 September 1942. They were probably murdered in a gas chamber on 10 September 1942 after selection. --- Learn about the development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: image
13 October 1942 | A French Jewish boy, Jean Stolowicz, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 10 October 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 491 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- Children at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ Podcast: image
12 October 1940 | Dutch Jew, David Costima, was born in Amsterdam. In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with his elder brother Isaäc. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: image
12 October 1921 | A Pole, Maksymilian Wolański, was born in Radom. A train conductor. In #Auschwitz from 25 February 1941. No. 10490 He perished in the camp on 25 July 1941. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/ image
12 October 1906 | Czech Jewish woman, Helena Hoenigová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. Registered in the camp. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast: image
12 October 1892 | Edith Stein was born in Wrocław. She was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism & became a theologian & a Carmelite nun. She was murdered in #Auschwitz in August of 1942. Edith Stein was beatified in 1987 and canonized in October 1998.
12 October 1912 | A French Jew, David Silberman, was born in Paris. In #Auschwitz from 30 March 1942. No. 28080 He perished in the camp on 10 August 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/ image
12 October 1911 | A Czech, Anton Nozicka, was born. A welder. In #Auschwitz from 23 December 1942. No. 84935 He perished in the camp on 15 March 1943. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: image