17 May 1908 | A Polish Jew, Abraham Mandelbaum, was born in Nowy Sącz. A merchant.
In #Auschwitz from 16 April 1942.
No. 29718
He perished in the camp on 5 June 1942.
16 May 1931 | A Czech Jewish girl, Hana Bradyová, was born in Nové Město na Moravě.
She was deported from Theresienstadt Ghetto to #Auschwitz on 23 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
16 May 1912 | A Polish man, Stanisław Bebel, was born in Sosnowiec. A jeweler.
In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941.
No. 12293
He perished in the camp on 20 April 1942.
16 May 1944 | The main phase of extermination of Hungarian Jews began at the German #Auschwitz camp. Three trains arrived on that day: ca. 9,000 people were murdered in gas chambers. Until 9 July, 142 trains brought ca. 420,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
16 May 1936 | French Jewish girl, Lina Mendelsohn, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
16 May 1944 | A transport of 2,503 Jewish men, women, and children arrived at Auschwitz from the ghetto in Theresienstadt.
All of them were placed in the family camp for Jews deported from this ghetto at BIIb sector at Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
16 May 1903 | A Polish man, Mieczysław Wełutowicz, was born in Zalesie. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 31 October 1942.
No. 72142
He perished in the camp on 14 January 1943.
16 May 1943 | A transport of some 4,500 Greek Jews deported from the ghetto in Thessaloniki arrived at Auschwitz.
After arrival selection 466 men & 211 women were registered in the camp. The remaining group – probably 3,823 people, were murdered in gas chambers.
16 May 1885 | Czech Jew, Julius Weiner, was born in Bříza.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
