1 October 1900 | A Czech Jew, Moritz Spitzer, was born in Olomouc. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 6 March 1942. No. 26467 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: image
30 September 1942 | A French Jewish boy, Daniel Serge Szuster, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 August 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 727 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: image
30 September 1912 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Konik, was born in Kolbuszowa. In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943. No. 32264 In 1944 she was transferred to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: image
30 September 1928 | Elie Wiesel was born in Romania. A Jewish writer, Auschwitz & Buchenwald survivor, Peace Nobel Prize laureate. "Indifference is the epitome of evil." / „We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." --- Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke... image
30 September 1887 | Jewish man, Bernhardt Meier Freidmann, was born in Russian Empire (territory of todays Latvia). He emigrated to Norway in 1912. A sausage merchant. In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He perished in the camp on 20 January 1943. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/ image
30 September 1891 | A Pole, Franciszek Ziółkiewicz, was born in Balice. A lawyer. In #Auschwitz from 10 February 1942. No. 20750 He perished in the camp on 27 February 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: image
30 September 1922 | Czech Jewish woman, Blanka Hoffmannová, was born in Pardubice. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive image
30 September 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Pais, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau - Bunkers I & II: image
30 September 1894 | A German Jewish woman, Margarete Schmul, was born in Rogoźno (Rogasen). She lived in Berlin. In 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Women at Auschwitz. Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast: image
29 September 1891 | A Polish Jew, Leon Lewinson, was born in Lublin. A dentist. In #Auschwitz from 16 July 1942. No. 47006 He perished in the camp on 7 August 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/ image