7 August 1879 | A French Jew, René Dreyfus, was born in Mulhouse. In January 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. image
6 August 1934 | A Czech Jewish boy, Petr König, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 October 1944. After the selection he was murdered in a gas chamber. image
6 August 1904 | A Polish woman, Helena Wysocka, was born in Krasnystaw. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 7 October 1942. No. 22222 She perished in the camp on 20 November 1942. image
6 August 1900 | An Italian Jewish woman, Anna Ventura, was born in Rome. She was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. image
6 August 1944 | Italian Jew, Moise Poggetto, was murdered in a gas chamber at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Moise was engaged in anti-fascist resistance in Italy. He served in the XIX Garibaldi Brigade. He was arrested in April 1944 and deported to #Auschwitz from Fossoli camp on 2 August 1944. He was murdered right after arrival selection. He was 69 years old. image
6 August 1902 | A Polish Jew, Icek Miljoner, was born in Radomsko. A carpenter. In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941. No. 21618 He perished in the camp on 2 November 1941. image
6 August 1921 | A Pole, Jan Kubas, was born in Przemyśl. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp. No. 648 He perished in the camp in 1942. image
6 August 1934 | Norwegian Jewish girl, Berit Leventhal, was born in Oslo. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 in a transport of 532 Jews. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. image
6 August 1931 | A Czech Jewish girl Eva Redischova was born in Prague. She was a daughter of Arnost & Elsa. On 12 September 1942 she was transferred to Theresienstadt Ghetto. On 23 October 1944 Eva was murdered in a gas chamber at #Auschwitz II-Birkenau. She was 13 years old. image
6 August 1937 | A Slovak Jewish boy, Dov Weiss, was born. In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. image