17 August 1942 | Irène Némirovsky, a French-language novelist born in the family of Russian Jews, died of typhus after a month of imprisonment in the German Nazi #Auschwitz camp. She was 39.
18 August 1912 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Maria Friedländer-Koen, was born in Watergraafsmeer.
In September 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her son Max Arnold. They were both probably murdered together in a gas chamber after the selection.
17 August 1890 | A German Jew, Hirsch Engel, was born in Trachenberg (today Żmigród in Poland).
In #Auschwitz from 12 December 1941.
No. 24284
He perished in the camp on 22 December 1941.
17 August 1886 | A Czech Jewish woman, Františka Hahnová, was born in Kadaň.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 December 1943. She did not survive.
16 August 1932 | An Austrian Jewish girl, Mella Schachter, was born in Vienna.
In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Będzin ghetto and murdered in a gas chamber.
16 April 1940 | A German Sinti boy, Hans Rosenbach, was born in Egersdorf.
In #Zigeunerlager (Gyspy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 15 March 1943.
No Z-3261
He perished in the camp on 1 May 1943.
16 August 1942 | A transport of 991 Jews deported from #Drancy camp in Gerna-occupied France arrived at #Auschwitz.
After the selection 115 men were registered in the camp. The remaining 876 people were murdered in a gas chamber - among them was Achille Dzik.
16 August 1927 | A French Jewish girl, Fanny Wozniak, was born in Paris.
In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was registered in the camp and perished on 25 October 1942.
16 August 1944 | A transport of some 2,500 Greek Jews deported from Rhodes Island arrived at #Auschwitz. After the selection 346 men & 254 women were registered in the camp. The remaining people were murdered immediately in gas chambers.
16 August 1918 | A Norwegian Jewish woman, Edith Reichwald, was born in Haugesund. A ballet dancer.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 & was murdered in a gas chamber with her son Harry & mother-in-law Jeanette. Her husband Hans (deported in Nov 1942) perished in the camp.
