Nostr notes by Auschwitz Memorial

11 September 1875 | A Czech Jewish woman, Alice Kraftová, was ...

2026-09-11T20:00:40Z

11 September 1875 | A Czech Jewish woman, Alice Kraftová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. She did not survive.

11 September 1906 | A Pole, Józef Mirochna, was born in Bochnia. ...

2026-09-11T17:01:19Z

11 September 1906 | A Pole, Józef Mirochna, was born in Bochnia.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 594
He perished in the camp on 26 August 1942.
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Watch a short video about the first transport of Poles to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/kKOZLEUo2QM

11 September 1930 | Jewish boy, Léon Cygler, was born in ...

2026-09-11T14:01:55Z

11 September 1930 | Jewish boy, Léon Cygler, was born in Brussels.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 18 August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

11 September 1916 | A Polish Jew, Izrael Nordon, was born in ...

2026-09-11T11:01:24Z

11 September 1916 | A Polish Jew, Izrael Nordon, was born in Częstochowa. A worker.

In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 23626
He perished in the camp on 19 March 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

11 September 1885 | A Czech, Adolf Hromadka, was born. A farm ...

2026-09-11T08:00:35Z

11 September 1885 | A Czech, Adolf Hromadka, was born. A farm worker.

In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 39707
He perished in the camp on 30 June 1942.

11 September 1917 | A German Jewish woman, Lotte Josephs, was ...

2026-09-11T05:00:30Z

11 September 1917 | A German Jewish woman, Lotte Josephs, was born in Neuss. She emigrated to The Netherlands.

In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive

9 September 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Marcus Benjamins, was born ...

2026-09-09T14:01:41Z

9 September 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Marcus Benjamins, was born in Groningen.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in 1942 and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

9 September 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Kató Nisel, was ...

2026-09-09T11:01:03Z

9 September 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Kató Nisel, was born.

In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

9 September 1921 | A Polish woman, Maria Krzysztofik, was born in ...

2026-09-09T08:00:22Z

9 September 1921 | A Polish woman, Maria Krzysztofik, was born in Książ Wielki.

In #Auschwitz from 25 January 1943.
No. 31284
She perished in the camp on 11 April 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz.
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

9 September 1924 | A Dutch Jew, Joël van Delft, was born in ...

2026-09-09T05:00:10Z

9 September 1924 | A Dutch Jew, Joël van Delft, was born in Groningen. A tailor apprentice.

In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork. He did not survive.

8 September 1901 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Gabriella Kundler, ...

2026-09-08T05:00:14Z

8 September 1901 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Gabriella Kundler, was born in Budapest.

In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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▶ WEBINAR: Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q

8 September 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Elinor Oettinger, was ...

2026-09-08T02:00:13Z

8 September 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Elinor Oettinger, was born in Hamburg. She emigrated to the Netherlands.

Deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt ghetto & then to #Auschwitz where on 18 Oct 1944 she was murdered in a gas chamber with her mother Betti & brother Ralf.

8 September 1915 | Italian Jewish woman, Milena Modigliani, was ...

2026-09-07T23:00:12Z

8 September 1915 | Italian Jewish woman, Milena Modigliani, was born in Livorno.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Milan on 30 January 1944 with her son Paolo. They were both murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

7 September 1911 | Norwegian Jew, Elias Gorvitz, was born in ...

2026-09-07T20:00:41Z

7 September 1911 | Norwegian Jew, Elias Gorvitz, was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). A roofer.

In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He was held in the Golleschau sub-camp, from where, as a sick prisoner, he was transferred to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, where he perished.

7 September 1904 | A Pole, Maksymilian Kudela, was born. A ...

2026-09-07T17:01:04Z

7 September 1904 | A Pole, Maksymilian Kudela, was born. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 17 August 1942.
No. 59551
He perished in the camp on 6 September 1942.

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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

7 September 1887 | A Polish woman, Maria Wacławek, was born in ...

2026-09-07T08:00:38Z

7 September 1887 | A Polish woman, Maria Wacławek, was born in Warsaw.

In #Auschwitz from 16 July 1943.
No. 50032
She perished in the camp on 22 November 1943.

7 September 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Adler, was born ...

2026-09-07T05:00:22Z

7 September 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Adler, was born in Kisvárda.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

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Some 430,000 Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz. Learn more about their story in our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/

7 September 1880 | An Austrian Jewish woman, Rosa Fischer, was ...

2026-09-07T02:00:08Z

7 September 1880 | An Austrian Jewish woman, Rosa Fischer, was born in Vienna. She lived in Budapest.

In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

7 September 1873 | Italian Jew, Roberto Fiz, was born in Casale ...

2026-09-06T23:00:15Z

7 September 1873 | Italian Jew, Roberto Fiz, was born in Casale Monferrato.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Fossoli camp on 16 May 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://bit.ly/4ql4LTV

6 September 1933 | A Czech Jewish girl, Marie Borská, was born ...

2026-09-06T20:00:37Z

6 September 1933 | A Czech Jewish girl, Marie Borská, was born in Litomyšl.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 19 October 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber.

6 September 1907 | A Pole, Edward Wittmann, was born in Tarnopol. ...

2026-09-06T17:00:36Z

6 September 1907 | A Pole, Edward Wittmann, was born in Tarnopol. A dentist.

In #Auschwitz from 5 May 1942.
No. 34799
In 1942 he was transferred to KL Mauthausen. He survived.

6 September 1887 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marie Rübensteinová, ...

2026-09-06T14:00:22Z

6 September 1887 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marie Rübensteinová, was born. She lived in Bystřice pod Hostýnem.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 January 1943. She was probably murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

6 September 1926 | Norwegian Jewish boy, Salomon Bogomolno, was ...

2026-09-06T11:00:22Z

6 September 1926 | Norwegian Jewish boy, Salomon Bogomolno, was born in Oslo.

He was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1942. He arrived at the camp on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

6 September 1888 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Bilha Broekhuysen, was ...

2026-09-06T05:00:08Z

6 September 1888 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Bilha Broekhuysen, was born in Leeuwarden.

In December 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

6 September 1906 | A German Jew, Walter Hirsch, was born in ...

2026-09-06T02:00:08Z

6 September 1906 | A German Jew, Walter Hirsch, was born in Kempen. He lived in Berlin.

In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

6 September 1898 | German Jewish woman, Hilde Strauss, was born ...

2026-09-05T23:00:08Z

6 September 1898 | German Jewish woman, Hilde Strauss, was born in Adelsberg (today part of Chemnitz). She emigrated to Belgium and France.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 17 August 1942. She did not survive.

5 September 1938 | A Polish Jewish boy, Jchiel Bela Tiszman, was ...

2026-09-05T20:00:27Z

5 September 1938 | A Polish Jewish boy, Jchiel Bela Tiszman, was born in Płońsk.

In 1942 he was deported from the ghetto in Płońsk to #Auschwitz. He was murdered in a gas chamber.

5 September 1891 | A Polish woman, Stefania Palczewska, was born ...

2026-09-05T17:00:40Z

5 September 1891 | A Polish woman, Stefania Palczewska, was born in Czaniec. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943.
No 32395
In 1945 she was evacuated to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there.

5 September 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, David Ossendrijver, was ...

2026-09-05T14:00:43Z

5 September 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, David Ossendrijver, was born in Rotterdam.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 7 April 1944 in a transport of 240 Jews deported from #Westerbork. He was among 111 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

5 September 1868 | Jewish man, Saul-Leb Rozenberg, was born in ...

2026-09-05T11:00:23Z

5 September 1868 | Jewish man, Saul-Leb Rozenberg, was born in Bocicoiu Mare (then in Austro-Hungary, today Romania). He emigrated to Belgium.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 30 October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

5 September 1898 | A Pole, Antoni Stachyra, was born in Lublin. ...

2026-09-05T08:00:17Z

5 September 1898 | A Pole, Antoni Stachyra, was born in Lublin.

In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941.
No. 14757
He perished in the camp on 10 October 1941.

5 September 1901 | Czech Jewish woman, Valerie Reinerová, was ...

2026-09-05T05:00:08Z

5 September 1901 | Czech Jewish woman, Valerie Reinerová, was born in Prague.

She was depoted to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.

4 September 1888 | A Russian Jew, Salomon Gratch, was born in ...

2026-09-04T05:00:07Z

4 September 1888 | A Russian Jew, Salomon Gratch, was born in Rovne. He emigrated to France.

In June 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

4 September 1923 | A German Jew, Heinz Blut, was born in Breslau ...

2026-09-04T04:00:09Z

4 September 1923 | A German Jew, Heinz Blut, was born in Breslau (today Wrocław in Poland).

In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941.
No. 21937
He perished in the camp on 7 November 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

3 September 1935 | A Jewish boy, Lorand David, was born in Târgu ...

2026-09-03T20:01:00Z

3 September 1935 | A Jewish boy, Lorand David, was born in Târgu Mureș in Romania.

In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

3 September 1925 | A Pole, Bronisław Pragłowski, was born in ...

2026-09-03T17:01:45Z

3 September 1925 | A Pole, Bronisław Pragłowski, was born in Ropczyce.

In #Auschwitz from 27 July 1942.
No. 53302
He perished in the camp on 15 October 1942.

3 September 1919 | A Polish Jew, Sam Weinreich, was born in ...

2026-09-03T14:01:23Z

3 September 1919 | A Polish Jew, Sam Weinreich, was born in Łódź.

His mother and several siblings died of hunger in the ghetto created by the Germans in the town they renamed Litzmannstadt. In 1944, Sam was deported to #Auschwitz. He survived.

3 September 1935 | An Italian Jewish girl, Sissel Vogelmann, was ...

2026-09-03T11:01:03Z

3 September 1935 | An Italian Jewish girl, Sissel Vogelmann, was born in Torino.

In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz together with her parents Schulim and Anna. On 6 February she and her mother were murdered in a gas chamber. The father survived.

3 September 1912 | A German Sinti woman, Rosa Groß, was born in ...

2026-09-03T08:00:31Z

3 September 1912 | A German Sinti woman, Rosa Groß, was born in Bochum.

In #Zigeunlerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 12 March 1943.
No. Z-2459
She perished in the camp on 18 July 1943.

3 September 1927 | French Jewish girl, Suzanne Buch, was born in ...

2026-09-03T05:00:19Z

3 September 1927 | French Jewish girl, Suzanne Buch, was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Pithiviers on 7 August 1942. She did not survive.

2 September 1914 | A German woman, Else Abt, was born. An ...

2026-09-02T08:00:31Z

2 September 1914 | A German woman, Else Abt, was born. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 12 Nov 1942
No. 24402 (Jehovah’s Witness)
In 1945 transferred to Gross-Rosen, Mauthausen & Bergen-Belsen. Liberated in Buchenwald.

One of at least 387 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Auschwitz.
Listen about their story: https://youtu.be/VhxXs59bqIs

2 September 1914 | German Jew, Friedrich Keck, was born in ...

2026-09-02T02:00:09Z

2 September 1914 | German Jew, Friedrich Keck, was born in Menteroda. He emigrated do Belgium.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 January 1944. He did not survive.

1 September 1923 | Dutch Jewish woman, Roza Anholt-Delden, was ...

2026-09-01T11:00:53Z

1 September 1923 | Dutch Jewish woman, Roza Anholt-Delden, was born in Amsterdam.

In July 1942 she was deported from #Westerbork to #Auschwitz with her daughter Christina. They were murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

1 September 1916 | A Polish woman Antonina Rozwadowska, was born ...

2026-09-01T08:00:29Z

1 September 1916 | A Polish woman Antonina Rozwadowska, was born in Tarnów.

In #Auschwitz from 29 August 1942.
No. 18604
In 1944 she was transferred to KL Flossenbürg and was liberated there.

1 September 1939 | A Polish Jewish boy, Meilech Raich, was born ...

2026-09-01T05:00:09Z

1 September 1939 | A Polish Jewish boy, Meilech Raich, was born in Trzebinia.

In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from ghetto in Chrzanów. He was murdered in a gas chamber.

31 August 1900 | A Pole, Paweł Cabaj, was born in Sarnów. A ...

2026-08-31T17:01:11Z

31 August 1900 | A Pole, Paweł Cabaj, was born in Sarnów. A farm worker.

In #Auschwitz from 24 May 1941.
No. 16262
He perished in the camp on 16 October 1941.

31 August 1942 | A transport of 1,000 Jews deported from #Drancy ...

2026-08-31T16:01:51Z

31 August 1942 | A transport of 1,000 Jews deported from #Drancy in German-occupied France arrived at #Auschwitz. After the arrival selection, 676 of them were murdered in gas chambers.

One of them was 3 y/o Jacques Zajderman.

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Fate of children at Auschwitz:
- lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
- podcast: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-learning/podcast/children-at-auschwitz/

31 August 1902 | A Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Kürschnerová, ...

2026-08-31T05:00:07Z

31 August 1902 | A Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Kürschnerová, was born in Nové Město nad Metují.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 23 October 1944. She did not survive.

30 August 1925 | A Czech Jewish woman, Soňa Hechtová, was born ...

2026-08-30T20:00:35Z

30 August 1925 | A Czech Jewish woman, Soňa Hechtová, was born in Příbram.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.

30 August 1907 | A Pole, Tadeusz Opara, was born in Kielce. An ...

2026-08-30T17:00:33Z

30 August 1907 | A Pole, Tadeusz Opara, was born in Kielce. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 8 December 1942.
No. 81064
In 1943 he was transferred to KL Buchenwald. He survived.

30 August 1941 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Dora Poznanski, was born ...

2026-08-30T14:00:22Z

30 August 1941 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Dora Poznanski, was born in Brussels.

In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

30 August 1888 | Austrian Jewish woman, Hermine Hupka-Brüll, was ...

2026-08-30T11:00:22Z

30 August 1888 | Austrian Jewish woman, Hermine Hupka-Brüll, was born in Vienna. She emigrated to the Netherlands.

In April 1944 she was deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt. On 9 October 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz & murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

30 August 1905 | A Polish woman, Wanda Moraczewska, was born in ...

2026-08-30T08:00:18Z

30 August 1905 | A Polish woman, Wanda Moraczewska, was born in Winniki. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 13 October 1942.
No. 22537
She perished in the camp on 1 December 1942.

30 August 1899 | A German Jewish woman, Bella Spanier, was born ...

2026-08-30T05:00:11Z

30 August 1899 | A German Jewish woman, Bella Spanier, was born in Aschaffenburg. An actress.

In May 1943 she was incarcerated in #Theresienstadt ghetto from where on 12 October 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

30 August 1926 | Belgian Jewish boy, Jacques Hoenig, was born in ...

2026-08-30T02:00:10Z

30 August 1926 | Belgian Jewish boy, Jacques Hoenig, was born in Antwerp.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 11 August 1942. He did not survive.

30 August 1874 | Italian Jew, Alberto Della Seta, was born in ...

2026-08-29T23:00:19Z

30 August 1874 | Italian Jew, Alberto Della Seta, was born in Rome.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Rome on 23 August 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.

29 August 1937 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Irene Weiss, was born in ...

2026-08-29T20:00:22Z

29 August 1937 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Irene Weiss, was born in Brussels.

She was deported to #Auschwitz in July 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

29 August 1919 | Polish man, Wacław Jan Zieliński was born in ...

2026-08-29T17:00:54Z

29 August 1919 | Polish man, Wacław Jan Zieliński was born in Warsaw. During the war, he was a driver in the Home Army.

He was arrested during the Warsaw Uprising and deported to Auschwitz.

In the camp from 12 August 1944
No. 192526
In September 1944 he was transferred to Buchenwald where he was liberated.
He emigrated to England. He passed away in 2011.

(in the group photo: in the center, 4th from the left)

(sent by Rachel Dalton Zielinski)

29 August 1922 | A Slovak Jewish woman, Rozalia Reiss, was born. ...

2026-08-29T14:01:24Z

29 August 1922 | A Slovak Jewish woman, Rozalia Reiss, was born.

She was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

29 August 1926 | A Polish Jew Hersz Redelman was born in ...

2026-08-29T11:00:47Z

29 August 1926 | A Polish Jew Hersz Redelman was born in Sandomierz.

In #Auschwitz from 31 July 1944 (deported from a slave labor camp in Pionki).
Evacuated in the death march to Buchenwald. He survived.
Emigrated to the US where he became Harry Redelman.
Passed away in 2016.

29 August 1886 | A Polish man, Ernest Cieślewski, was born in ...

2026-08-29T08:00:33Z

29 August 1886 | A Polish man, Ernest Cieślewski, was born in Ostrów.
Engineer, lieutenant colonel pilot of the Polish Army. One of the founders of Polish military aviation.

In Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 39566
He perished in the camp on 1 November 1942.

29 August 1941 | An Italian Jewish girl, Gianna Di Segni, was ...

2026-08-29T05:00:09Z

29 August 1941 | An Italian Jewish girl, Gianna Di Segni, was born in Rome.

In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her parents Rita and Riccardo. None of them survived.

29 August 1925 | A Polish Jew, Moses Pomeranc, was born in Radom. ...

2026-08-29T02:00:12Z

29 August 1925 | A Polish Jew, Moses Pomeranc, was born in Radom. A shoemaker apprentice.

In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 23104
He perished in the camp on 21 March 1942.

29 August 1929 | French Jewish boy, Marcel Hantkan, was born in ...

2026-08-28T23:00:35Z

29 August 1929 | French Jewish boy, Marcel Hantkan, was born in Paris.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 20 August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ See the site & learn about the first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

28 August 1911 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Klaartje Henrietta ...

2026-08-28T20:00:41Z

28 August 1911 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Klaartje Henrietta Ziekenoppasser-Dormits, was born in Saint Paul in the USA.

Registered in #Auschwitz.
She perished on 28 February 1943 as a result of complications after sterilization experiments conducted by Carl Clauberg.

28 August 1911 | A Pole, Stanisław Andrzejak, was born in ...

2026-08-28T17:01:20Z

28 August 1911 | A Pole, Stanisław Andrzejak, was born in Kalisz. An electrician.

In #Auschwitz from 14 May 1942.
No. 35363
He perished in the camp on 14 August 1942.

28 August 1900 | Polish Jew, Josef Leib Schneider, was born in ...

2026-08-28T14:01:17Z

28 August 1900 | Polish Jew, Josef Leib Schneider, was born in Narol. In the 1920s he moved to Antwerp in Belgium where he married Debora Sandbank. They had two children: Luis and Regina.

When the war broke out, they fled to France where Josef was captured and sent to Drancy from where on 4 September 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz.

In the Death March, he was evacuated from Auschwitz to Buchenwald. He was liberated at Theresienstadt.

28 August 1937 | A French Jewish boy, Tino Chomentowski, was born ...

2026-08-28T11:02:39Z

28 August 1937 | A French Jewish boy, Tino Chomentowski, was born in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz od 19 August 1942 in a transport of 997 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chamber after the selection.

28 August 1891 | A Pole, Mikołaj Siemion, was born in Ratoszyn. ...

2026-08-28T08:00:30Z

28 August 1891 | A Pole, Mikołaj Siemion, was born in Ratoszyn. A teacher, member of Polish Legions. During World War II engaged in resistance. Father of an actor Wojciech Siemion.

In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19846
He was shot in the camp on 28 October 1942.

28 August 1936 | A French Jewish girl, Annette Korenblum, was ...

2026-08-28T05:00:23Z

28 August 1936 | A French Jewish girl, Annette Korenblum, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 892 of them murdered in gas chamber after the selection.

28 August 1918 | A Polish Jew, Isaak Halbertal, was born in ...

2026-08-28T02:00:09Z

28 August 1918 | A Polish Jew, Isaak Halbertal, was born in Grybów. A worker.

In #Auschwitz from 25 April 1942.
No. 29666
He perished in the camp on 8 June 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

28 August 1887 | German Jewish woman, Nanny Gutterman (nee ...

2026-08-27T23:00:30Z

28 August 1887 | German Jewish woman, Nanny Gutterman (nee Wangenheim), was born in Berlin. She emigrated to Belgium.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 19 May 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.

27 August 1910 | A Pole, Eugeniusz Syrzycki, was born in Warsaw. ...

2026-08-27T08:00:32Z

27 August 1910 | A Pole, Eugeniusz Syrzycki, was born in Warsaw. A blacksmith.

In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941.
No. 13444
He perished in the camp on 15 June 1942.

26 August 1911 | A Czech Jewish woman, Františka Roubičková, ...

2026-08-26T14:01:24Z

26 August 1911 | A Czech Jewish woman, Františka Roubičková, was born.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.

26 August 1901 | A German Jew, Hans Ackermann, was born. A ...

2026-08-26T11:00:46Z

26 August 1901 | A German Jew, Hans Ackermann, was born. A businessman. He lived in Berlin.

In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

26 August 1905 | A German, Rudolf von Mayer, was born in ...

2026-08-26T08:00:26Z

26 August 1905 | A German, Rudolf von Mayer, was born in Waldenburg (today Wałbrzych in Poland). An assessor.

In #Auschwitz from 30 May 1941.
No 16962
He perished in the camp on 19 August 1942.
One of the gay men imprisoned in Auschwitz for homosexuality.

26 August 1938 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Ikkersheim, was born in ...

2026-08-26T05:00:07Z

26 August 1938 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Ikkersheim, was born in The Hague.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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25 August 1923 | A German Jewish woman, Bertha Katz, was born in ...

2026-08-25T20:00:35Z

25 August 1923 | A German Jewish woman, Bertha Katz, was born in Schlitz.

On 3 March 1943 she was deported from Berlin to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

25 August 1940 | A Czech Roma girl, Angela Daniel, was born in ...

2026-08-25T17:01:03Z

25 August 1940 | A Czech Roma girl, Angela Daniel, was born in Tvarožná Lhota.

In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 19 March 1943;
No. Z-5365
She perished in the camp on 4 July 1943.

25 August 1872 | A Czech Jew, Arnošt Weissbarth, was born in ...

2026-08-25T14:01:09Z

25 August 1872 | A Czech Jew, Arnošt Weissbarth, was born in Bílé Podolí. A doctor.

Deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 May 1944. He was registered in 'Theresienstadt family camp’ in Birkenau. He did not survive.

25 August 1921 | A Polish Jew, Hersz Kinstler, was born in ...

2026-08-25T11:00:50Z

25 August 1921 | A Polish Jew, Hersz Kinstler, was born in Warsaw.

In #Auschwitz from 26 July 1941.
No. 18800
He perished in the camp on 9 November 1943.

25 August 1899 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Roszkowska, was born in ...

2026-08-25T08:00:31Z

25 August 1899 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Roszkowska, was born in Lublin. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 12 December 1942.
No. 26772
She perished in the camp on 8 March 1943.

25 August 1928 | A French Jewish girl, Francine Dreyer, was born ...

2026-08-25T05:00:07Z

25 August 1928 | A French Jewish girl, Francine Dreyer, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 15 February 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She did not survive.

25 August 1916 | Italian Jew, Giulio Juna, was born in Genua. He ...

2026-08-25T02:00:11Z

25 August 1916 | Italian Jew, Giulio Juna, was born in Genua.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Fossoli camp on 26 June 1944. He did not survive.

25 August 1925 | Polish Jewish girl, Jadwiga Skowron, was born in ...

2026-08-24T23:00:09Z

25 August 1925 | Polish Jewish girl, Jadwiga Skowron, was born in Częstochowa. She emigrated to Belgium.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 August 1942. She did not survive.

24 August 1933 | A Polish Jewish boy, Baruch Braunfeld, was born ...

2026-08-24T20:00:45Z

24 August 1933 | A Polish Jewish boy, Baruch Braunfeld, was born in Jordanów.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Bochnia ghetto and murdered in a gas chamber on 31 August 1943 with his sister Mila.

24 August 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Ivonne Stern, was born. ...

2026-08-24T17:17:39Z

24 August 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Ivonne Stern, was born.

In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

24 August 1871 | Pole Józef Kopijasz was born in Brzeszcze. He ...

2026-08-24T17:01:21Z

24 August 1871 | Pole Józef Kopijasz was born in Brzeszcze.

He was a Roman-Catholic priest in Straconka. He was arrested for conducting a procession with Polish religious songs.

In #Auschwitz from 10 August 1942
No. 57784
He was probably murdered with a phenol injection into his heart on 30 August 1942.

One of at least 464 priests, seminarians, and monks, and 35 nuns incarcerated in the Auschwitz camp. Our podcast about the fate of Christian clergy at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/pS0LQoQ4YLk

24 August 1941 | A Jewish boy, Harry Simon Shotland, was born in ...

2026-08-24T11:00:56Z

24 August 1941 | A Jewish boy, Harry Simon Shotland, was born in Harstad in Norway.

He was deported from Oslo to #Auschwitz on 24 February 1943 with his mother Eva. They arrived at the camp on 3 March 1943 and were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

Sportspeople were among victims of #Auschwitz. Some could ...

2026-08-24T08:00:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…w406
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Sportspeople were among victims of #Auschwitz. Some could practice wrestling, boxing, football, basketball & more - often as entertainment for SS guards.

Remember them with us. Listen & share our podcast "Sport & sportspeople in Auschwitz”:https://www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-learning/podcast/sport-and-sportstpeople-/

24 August 1942 | Józef Chramiec, a Polish skier & ski ...

2026-08-24T08:00:37Z

24 August 1942 | Józef Chramiec, a Polish skier & ski jumper, member of TS Wisła Zakopane club, was shot by the Germans in Auschwitz. Chramiec was deported to the camp in the first transport of Poles on 14 June 1940 (no. 101) for his resistance activity.

He was 31 years old.

24 August 1893 | Czech Jew Vilém Neumann was born in Brno. He ...

2026-08-24T02:00:07Z

24 August 1893 | Czech Jew Vilém Neumann was born in Brno.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 1 October 1944. He did not survive.

24 August 1903 | A Polish Jewish woman, Izabela Kaczmarek, was ...

2026-08-23T23:00:36Z

24 August 1903 | A Polish Jewish woman, Izabela Kaczmarek, was born in Bratislava. She lived in Bydgoszcz.

In August 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz from #Litzmannstadt ghetto. She did not survive.

23 August 1941 | A Yugoslavian Jewish girl, Verica Beck, was ...

2026-08-23T15:00:30Z

23 August 1941 | A Yugoslavian Jewish girl, Verica Beck, was born.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

23 August 1905 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kateřina Picková, was ...

2026-08-23T14:00:33Z

23 August 1905 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kateřina Picková, was born in Bučovice.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. She did not survive.

23 August 1940 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Simone Frajermauer, was ...

2026-08-23T11:00:31Z

23 August 1940 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Simone Frajermauer, was born in Brussels.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 August 1943 in a transport of 1,553 Jews deported from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen. She was among 1,087 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

23 August 1923 | A Polish woman, Zofia Posmysz, was born. In ...

2026-08-23T08:00:12Z

23 August 1923 | A Polish woman, Zofia Posmysz, was born.

In #Auschwitz from 30 May 1942.
No. 7566
She was evacuated to KL Ravensbrück. Liberated in Neustadt-Glewe.
A journalist, writer, and the author of 'The Passenger.’

Zofia passed away on 8 August 2022.
https://culture.pl/en/artist/zofia-posmysz

23 August 1889 | A Polish Jew, Bencjan Gurewicz, was born in ...

2026-08-23T05:00:11Z

23 August 1889 | A Polish Jew, Bencjan Gurewicz, was born in Bobrujsk.

In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941.
No 23982
He perished in the camp on 16 December 1941.

23 August 1901 | Czech Jew, Otakar Klein, was born in Litomyšl. ...

2026-08-23T02:00:09Z

23 August 1901 | Czech Jew, Otakar Klein, was born in Litomyšl.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 19 October 1944. He was registered in the camp after arrival selection.
He perished in Dachau on 17 December 1944.

23 August 1888 | Italian Jewish woman, Enrica Coen, was born in ...

2026-08-22T23:00:22Z

23 August 1888 | Italian Jewish woman, Enrica Coen, was born in Ancona.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Roma on 18 October 1943. She was most probably murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.