23 October 1907 | A Polish Jew, Salomon Schlittner, was born in Sanok. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942. No. 25546 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942.

22 October 1881 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Reintjen van Gelder-de Jong, was born in Apeldoorn. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 5 September 1944 in a transport of 1,019 Jews deported from #Westerbork. She was murdered in a gas chamber right after the selection. --- A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III:

22 October 1935 | A German Sinti girl, Melanie Seeger, was born in Szczecin (Stettin). In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 6 March 1943. No. Z-492 She perished in the camp on 28 April 1943. --- The fate of the Roma in Auschwitz: Podcast: Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/

22 October 1894 | A Polish Jew, Lejbuś Cukier, was born in Zęborzyn. A carter. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 37456 He perished in the camp on 24 July 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

22 October 1935 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Abraham Henselein, was born in Amsterdam. He was murdered in a gas chamber of the #Auschwitz camp after the selection on 7 October 1942. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

22 October 1911 | A Pole, Zbigniew Artzt, was born in Wadowice. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 25 April 1942. No. 33092 He perished in the camp on 27 May 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

22 October 1935 | Dutch Jewish girl, Betsy da Costa da Fonseca, was born in Amsterdam. In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber together with her siblings: (from left) Ina, Isaac and Elisabeth. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz:

22 October 1897 | Czech Jewish woman, Alžběta Ledererová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 Debruary 1943. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast:

22 October 1916 | A Polish Jew, Mendel Rotberg, was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942. No. 23666 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942. --- Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp:

21 October 1908 | Norwegian Jew, Josef Weinstock, was born in Kristiania (today Oslo). In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. No. 79246 He perished in the camp in March 1943. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/