12 October 1921 | A Polish Jew, Dawid Aleksander Baumgart, was born in Aleksandrów Kujawski. In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941. No. 24274 He perished in the camp on 20 December 1941. --- A podcast about registration photos: image
12 October 1940 | A German Jewish boy, Denny Deutsch, was born in Berlin. In March 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. image
12 October 1920 | Italian Jewish woman Virginia Montalcini was born in Turin. On 30 January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. After the selection she was murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: image
11 October 1933 | A Polish Jewish girl, Berthe Zlotnik, was born in Będzin. She emigrated to France. In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy with her mother Sarah, her sisters Jeanine & Yvette and her brother Jacques. All were murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: image
11 October 1915 | A Pole, Piotr Jaskier, was born in Skrzyszów. A shoemaker. In #Auschwitz from 21 February 1942. No. 23691 He was shot in the camp on 25 June 1942. --- A short video about Block 11 and the Wall of Death where shooting execution took place: image
11 October 1887 | An Austrian Jew, Rudolf Samec, was born in Graz. An upholsterer. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 38174 He perished in the camp on 25 June 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/ image
11 October 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Monique Preigher, was born in Neuilly. In December 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: image
11 October 1912 | A German Sinti woman, Emma Rosenbach, was born in Damgarten. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 14 March 1943. No. Z-3693 She perished in the camp on 3 December 1943. --- The fate of the Roma in Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/ Podcast:
11 October 1941 | Dutch Jewish boy, Heinrich Lange, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with his mother Berta. His father Hans perished in the camp in September 1942. --- Listen about the development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: image
11 October 1924 | Polish Jew, Moïse Wajnsztajn, was born in Warsaw. He emigrated to France. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Pithviers on 31 July 1942. He perished in the camp on 24 October 1942. image