7 October 1897 | A French Jew, Roger Lucien Levy, was born in Boulogne. In May 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

7 October 1941 | A French Jewish boy, Claude Vecksler, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 25 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 475 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. He was 11 months old. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp:

7 October 1889 | A Czech Jewish woman, Anna Freundová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. She was registered in the family camp for Jews from #Theresienstadt. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast:

6 October 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sonja Martha van Sister, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with her younger sister Rosaline. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

6 October 1905 | A Pole, Paweł Kajka, was born in Chromin. A Catholic priest. In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941. No. 19401 In 1942 he was transferred to Dachau and liberated there. He passed away in Munich in 1980. --- Learn about the fate of Christian clergy and religious life in the camp. http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowienstwo/

6 October 1939 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Klara Jas, was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 26 August 1943 with her mother Henderika and little brother Isaac. They were all murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp:

6 October 1908 | A Polish Jew, Lajb Kutner, was born in Częstochowa. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942. No. 23596 He perished in the camp on 17 March 1942. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz:

6 October 1908 | A Pole, Juliusz Kolaczek, was born in Dziedzice. An engineer. In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941. No. 16845 He perished in the camp on 8 November 1941. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

6 October 1908 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Marguerite Kohn, was born in Budapest. She emigrated to France. In December 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz:

6 October 1899 | A Czech Jew, Karl Klepetar, was born in Nemyšl. In #Auschwitz from 10 April 1942. No. 28893 He perished in the camp on 1 June 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: