13 December 1943 | A French Jewish boy, Leon Herbstman, was born in Vichy. On 13 April 1944, he was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz in a group of 1,500 Jews. On 16 April 1944, he was murdered in a gas chamber together with his mom Frida and father Henri. --- A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III:

13 December 1892 | A Pole, Lucjan Ratyński, was born in Warsaw. A shoemaker. In #Auschwitz from 16 January 1942. No. 25771 He perished in the camp on 30 January 1942. --- "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

13 December 1882 | A Czech Jew, Josef Haim, was born in Mladá Vožice. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz:

13 December 1896 | A Jewish woman, Marie Bertau, was born in Laliviere. She was a Belgian citizen She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 19 August 1942. She did not survive.

13 December 1898 | An Austrian Sinti woman, Elisabeth Walter, was born in Schattendorf. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 9 April 1943. No. Z-6729 She perished in the camp on 7 August 1943.

13 December 1933 | Dutch Jewish boy, Marc Lierens, was born in Haarlem. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. --- Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

13 December 1907 | A Czech Jewish woman, Štěpánka Kollinová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast:

13 December 1909 | A Polish Jew, Jakob Reichenbaum, was born in Sucha. In #Auschwitz from 30 March 1942. No. 27517 He perished in the camp on 23 April 1942. --- Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

11 December 1937 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Salomon Goudsmid, was born in Kampen. In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- Children at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ Podcast:

11 December 1920 | A Pole, Edward Kopiec, was born. He was deported to #Auschwitz on 14 June 1940 from Tarnów in the first transport of Poles to the camp. No. 570 He was released on 15 October 1942. He survived the war. --- Watch a short video about the first transport of Poles to Auschwitz: