9 December 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Florence Vigevino, was born in The Hague. In February 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Mietje. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: image
9 December 1915 | A Polish Jew, Szymon (Simon) Frydman, was born in Radom. In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941. No. 21989 He perished in the camp on 21 November 1941. --- Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/ image
9 December 1890 | A Czech, Jaroslav Kejr, was born in Kladno. In #Auschwitz from 19 September 1941. No. 21012 He perished in the camp on 6 February 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: image
9 December 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Simon Boruchowicz, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: image
9 December 1885 | Jewish man, Tanchum Arsch, was born in the Russian Empire (today Jēkabpils in Latvia). In 1914 he emigrated to Norway. A watchmaker. He arrived at on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. image
9 December 1929 | Czech Jew, Petr Schiff, was born. He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 16 October 1944. He did not survive. --- Children at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ Podcast: image
8 December 1919 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Margaretha Ikkersheim, was born in Bandung in Indonesia (then Dutch East Indies). In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/ image
8 December 1902 | A Pole, Henryk Grabarczyk, was born in Józefów. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 38002 He perished in Mauthausen on 28 October 1942. --- "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/ image
8 December 1901 | A Polish Jew, Stanisław Stimmler, was born in Jarosław. A baker. In #Auschwitz from 26 March 1942. No. 27269 He perished in the camp on 12 April 1942. --- Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/ image
8 December 1907 | A Czech Jewish woman, Alžběta Buschová, was born in Kostelec nad Černými Lesy. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive. --- The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz & the so-called family camp created in Birkenau by the SS: image