20 December 1920 | A Pole, Antoni Szulecki, was born in Warsaw. In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940 No. 1852 In 1942, he was released from the camp. One of around 2 thousand registered prisoners released from Auschwitz. More about releases:

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20 December 1938 | Czech Jewish girl, Věra Picková, was born. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She was registered at Auschwitz II-Birkenau in a family camp for Jews deported from this ghetto. She did not survive. --- Children at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ 🎧 Podcast:

20 December 1913 | A Polish Jew, Mendel Sauerstrom, was born in Tarnów. A worker. In #Auschwitz on 13 January 1942 No. 25516 He perished in the camp on 30 March 1942. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

20 December 1910 | A Pole, Bogusław Lis, was born in Kielce. A chemist. In #Auschwitz from 1 October 1941. No. 21214 He perished in the camp on 28 April 1942. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

20 December 1938 | French Jewish girl Eveline Stabryd was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 21 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 817 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp:

20 December 1926 | Polish Jewish girl, Cyra Grynblat, was born in Łagów. She emigrated to France. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Beaune la Rolande on 5 August 1942. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast:

20 December 1932 | Dutch Jewish boy, Josua Leendert Sanders, was born in Rotterdam He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

19 December 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy Robert Goudsmit was born in Haren. In December 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

19 December 1907 | A Czech Roma, Josef Ružička, was born in Cheznovice. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 11 March 1943. Z-1978 He perished in the camp on 21 June 1943. --- The fate of the Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz: Podcast: Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/

19 December 1888 | A German Jew, Georg Bick, was born in Berlin. A merchant. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Berlin on 3 February 1943 in a transport of 925 Jews. Registered on 4 February 1943. No. 99927. He did not survive. --- Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/