10 January 1926 | A Czech Jewish girl, Henriette Fischlová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 January 1943. She did not survive.

9 January 1934 | French Jewish girl Huguette Szterck was born in Paris. On 24 August 1942 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,008 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 26 August. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection. --- ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp:

9 January 1899 | A Polish man, Jan Piekarniak, was born in Podłęcze. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942. No. 31234 In 1943, he was transferred to KL Buchenwald. He survived the war. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

9 January 1894 | Hungarian Jewish woman Ella Strasszer was born in Bonyhád. A housewife. In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz, where she was murdered in a gas chamber. --- 📖 Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/

9 January 1942 | Dutch Jewish boy Jacob de Mesquita was born in Amsterdam. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 18 October 1942 in a transport of 1,710 Jews. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau:

9 January 1901 | Pole Stanisław Dubois was born in Warsaw. A socialist activist, MP in Polish Parliament. He fought in Silesian Uprisings & 1920 Polish-Soviet war. In #Auschwitz from 22 September 1940 No. 3904 Active in camp resistance. Shot in the camp on 20 August 1942. --- ▶ Watch a short video about Block 11 and its yard where shooting executions were held: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa

9 January 1900 | Polish Jew Abraham Chaskel was born in Brzostek. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 15 May 1942. No. 35670 He died in the camp on 9 June 1942. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

9 January 1932 | A Czech Jewish girl, Ruth Herzogová, was born in Miroslav. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive. --- Children at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ 🎧 Podcast:

9 January 1903 | A Jewish woman, Rachel Dimenstein, (nee Kutsovsky) was born in Pereiaslav (today in Ukraine). She emigrated to Belgium. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Mechelen on 31 July 1943. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast:

8 January 1932 | A Norwegian Jewish boy, Leopold Moses Borøchstein, was born in Kristiansund. He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport together with his mother Masha and four siblings on 3 March 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after selection. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: