19 May 1890 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Roosje van Gigch-Denneboom, was born in Zwolle. In August 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. image
19 May 1943 | Germans imprisoned in #Auschwitz a Polish woman Helena Płotnicka. She was a member of a resistance active near the isolated camp area & was engaged in helping prisoners of the German camp. She smuggled food & messages. She perished in Auschwitz in March 1944. image
19 May 1913 | A Polish woman, Helena Zachaczewska, was born. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 22 January 1943. No. 30657 She was liberated on 27 January 1945. image
19 May 1903 | A Polish Jew, Moszek Rozencwajg, was born in Będzin. A locksmith assistant. In #Auschwitz from 25 October 1941. No. 22240 He perished in the camp on 30 October 1941. image
19 May 1888 | Czech Jewish woman, Emilie Faltinová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943 and registered in the family camp BIIb for Jews deported from this place. She did not survive. image
19 May 1931 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Selma Spanjer, was born in Amsterdam. In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection. image
18 May 1884 | Czech Jewish woman, Hedvika Zdekauerová, was born in Hořice. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. image
18 May 1897 | A Pole, Jan Blak, was born in Krakow. An accountant. In #Auschwitz from 3 August 1942. No. 55778 He perished in the camp on 5 September 1942. image
18 May 1938 | Dutch Jewish girl, Johanna Bromet, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in July 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. image
18 May 1894 | A Dutch Jew, Herman Aronson, was born in Arnhem. In March 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. image