24 December 1917 | A Polish Jew, Henoch Kornfeld, was born in Brzozów. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 15 December 1941 No. 24561 He perished in the camp on 7 March 1942. --- 🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp:

24 December 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Heidi (Hedy) Metzger, was born in Berlichingen. In January 1939 she fled to the Netherlands. In July 1942 she was deported from Westerbork to #Auschwitz and registered in the camp. She perished there on 23 September 1942. --- Children at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ 🎧 Podcast:

23 December 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Max Adolf Frits Cohen, was born at The Hague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

23 December 1913 | A Polish woman, Janina Kwiatek, was born in Krakow. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 22 January 1943. No. 30568 In 1944 she was transferred to Ravensbrück. She perished in Sachsenhausen. --- 🎧 A podcast about registration photos:

23 December 1922 | A Czech Jewish woman, Margita Ledererová, was born in Liberec. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast:

23 December 1937 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Maria Troeder, was born in Amsterdam. In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- Children at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ 🎧 Podcast:

23 December 1904 | Pole Adam Szybowicz was born in Krakow. An engineer. In #Auschwitz from 28 March 1942. No. 27408 He perished in the camp on 15 April 1942. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

23 December 1912 | A Polish Jew, Arnold Wolkowicz, was born in Częstochowa. Stolarz. In #Auschwitz from 25 October 1941. No. 22243 He perished in the camp on 3 November 1941. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

23 December 1935 | French Jewish girl, Jacqueline Gutkind, was born in Paris. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 9 February 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp:

23 December 1881 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marta Taussigová, was born in Bošín. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.