11 January 1898 | Polish Jewish woman Ruchla Ciechanower was born in Maków Mazowiecki. On 10 December 1942 she arrived at #Auschwitz from Małkinia in a transport of 2,500 Jews. She was murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp:

11 January 1901 | Polish woman Honorata Urzyczak was born in Warsaw. A teacher. She was imprisoned in #Auschwitz on 30 July 1942. No. 13163 Evacuated to Bergen-Belsen and liberated there. --- Women at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast:

11 January 1903 | Czech Jewish woman Ilse Weber was born in Vítkovice. A writer. She lived in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 4 October 1944. On 6 October 1944 murdered in a gas chamber. Her poems in German: https://gedichte.xbib.de/gedicht_Weber%2C+Ilse.htm --- ▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III:

11 January 1942 | Dutch Jewish boy Simon Benjamins was born in Groningen. In 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz together with his mother Branca, brother Marcus and sister Lea. They were all murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: