4 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rika Porcelijn, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

4 October 1911 | A Czech Jew, Kurt Reach, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz:

4 October 1900 | A Pole, Franciszek Chmielewski, was born in Warsaw. A waiter. In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940. No. 1865 He perished in the camp on 4 September 1941. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

4 October 1921 | A Polish Jew, Lejzor Cymbalista, was born in Białobrzegi. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941. No. 23978 He perished in the camp on 22 February 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

4 October 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Miklos Gárdos, was born. In July 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz:

4 October 1913 | Czech Jewish woman, Alžběta Röhrová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 October 1944. She did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz:

3 October 1899 | A Polish Jew, Chaim Lin, was born in Serock. A capmaker. In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941. No. 21971 He perished in the camp on 1 November 1941. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

3 October 1919 | Pole Kazimierz Piechowski was born. In #Auschwitz from 20 June 1940 No. 918 He was a co-organizer of one of the most daring escapes from the camp. He passed away on 15 December 2017.

3 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sonja Muijs, was born in Voorburg (left). She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. She was almost 2 years old. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

3 October 1900 | A German Jew, Kurt Rosenberg, was born in Berlin. In December 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: