30 December 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Marie Majerowicz, was born in camp #Westerbork. In September 1944 she was deported to #Theresienstadt from where on 6 October 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection. --- Children at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ 🎧 Podcast: image
30 December 1892 | A Czech Jew, Alois Frischmann, was born in Benešov near Prague. A doctor. In #Auschwitz from 5 December 1941. No. 23725 He perished in the camp on 12 January 1942. --- 🎧 A podcast about registration photos: image
30 December 1906 | Dutch Jewish woman, Dina Sarphtie-Cohen, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in March 1944. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast: image
29 December 1920 | A Polish Jew, Abraham Alban, was born in Tarnów. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 24 February 1942. No. 25166 He perished in the camp on 6 March 1942. --- 🎧 Our podcast about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: image
29 December 1903 | A Czech Roma woman, Anna Daniel, was born in Kunowice (then Austria-Hungary, today Czechia). A worker. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 8 March 1943. No. Z-1218 She perished in the camp on 15 October 1943. --- The fate of the Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz: Podcast: Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/
29 December 1923 | An Italian Jew, Shlomo Venezia, was born in Thessaloniki. In #Auschwitz from 11 April 1944. No. 182727 Forced to work in the Sonderkommando He survived the war & passed away in 2012. --- Listen and read about the Sonderkommando prisoners:
29 December 1932 | Polish Jewish boy Issachar Rokach was born in Stanisławów. His family emigrated to the Netherlands. In February 1944, with his parents, Mendel & Zirly, and three siblings (Szejna, Mirjam & Schalom), he was deported to #Auschwitz. They were murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp:
29 December 1923 | Hungarian Jewish woman Lily Ebert was born in Bonyhád. In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was then transferred to an ammunition factory near Leipzig where she was liberated. She passed away in October 2024, at the age of 100.
29 December 1909 | A Pole, Antoni Kwarta, was born in the village of Boreczek. A Catholic priest. In #Auschwitz from 14 April 1942. No. 29610 In June 1942, he was transferred to the Dachau camp. He survived the war. --- Learn about the fate of Christian clergy and religious life in the camp: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowienstwo/
29 December 1928 | A French Jewish boy, Isaac Blumberg, was born in Paris. On 19 August 1942 he was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews. Murdered in a gas chamber after selection on 21 August 1942. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: image