22 December 1900 | A Polish Jew, Israel Marguiles, was born in Czudec. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 22 October 1941. No. 21898 He perished in the camp on 1 November 1941. --- 🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp:

21 December 1934 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sofia Sluijter, was born in Den Helder. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in April 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- ▶ Watch a short video about Block 11 and its yard where shooting executions were held: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa

21 December 1926 | A Polish woman, Henryka Mank, was born in Warsaw. In Jan 1943 arrested in a roundup at a train station in Wolbrom where she went to buy cheaper food for her family. In #Auschwitz from 29 Jan 1943. No. 32367 In 1944 transferred to KL Ravensbrück. She survived. --- Women at Auschwitz 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast:

21 December 1930 | A French Jewish girl, Irene Stern, was born in Nancy to Abraham and Victoria. During the war, she lived in Libourne. On 30 June 1944, she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- ▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz:

21 December 1910 | A Polish Jew, Pinkus Borensztajn, was born in Wodzisław. A hairdresser, In #Auschwitz from 21 February 1942 No. 23881. He perished in the camp on 26 March 1942. --- 🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp:

21 December 1902 | A Pole, Jan Combik, was born in Rembielice Królewskie. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941. No. 12321 He perished in the camp on 26 August 1941 --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

21 December 1932 | A French Jewish boy, Samuel Goysenstein, was born in #Hayange. During the war, he lived in Paris. He was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz where on 16 August 1942, he was murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

21 December 1900 | A Polish Jew, Jankiel Winter, was born in Grodziec. In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942. No. 25268 He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

21 December 1903 | A Czech Jew, Arnošt Beck, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943. He 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:

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The history of the deportation of Jews from the ghetto in Theresienstadt to the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau

20 December 1941 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Leo Polak, was born in Amsterdam. In July 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber with his mother Sonja after the selection. --- 📖 Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/