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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1h

7 October 1916 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Sophie Slier-Roselaar, was born in Amsterdam. In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 4h

7 October 1896 | A Pole, Józef Wierzbicki, was born. An accountant. In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941. No. 19745 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 7h

7 October 1897 | A French Jew, Roger Lucien Levy, was born in Boulogne. In May 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

Vintage portrait of a man in military uniform, wearing a beret.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 10h

7 October 1941 | A French Jewish boy, Claude Vecksler, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 25 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 475 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. He was 11 months old.

Vintage black-and-white photo of a baby with a slightly open mouth, looking to the side.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 13h

7 October 1889 | A Czech Jewish woman, Anna Freundová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. She was registered in the family camp for Jews from #Theresienstadt. She did not survive.

Vintage sepia-toned photograph of a woman wearing a bowler hat and a tailored coat, standing among leafy bushes.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 16h

6 October 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sonja Martha van Sister, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with her younger sister Rosaline.

A photo of two baby girls - Sonja Martha van Sister and her younger sister Rosaline.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 18h

PODCAST | The first crematorium and the Sonderkommando in Auschwi From the beginning of the Auschwitz camp, the bodies of murdered prisoners were incinerated, and this work had to be done by prisoners. Listen to our podcast about the beginnings of this special work unit: t.co/59OQJjQCjW

Interior of a somber historical room featuring crematory ovens at the forner Auschwitz camp, with muted lighting and visible wear on surfaces.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 19h

6 October 1905 | A Pole, Paweł Kajka, was born in Chromin. A Catholic priest. In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941. No. 19401 In 1942 he was transferred to Dachau and liberated there. He passed in 1980. -- Christian clergy and religious life in the camp: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowie…

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 22h

6 October 1939 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Klara Jas, was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 26 August 1943 with her mother Henderika and little brother Isaac. They were all murdered in a gas chamber. --- Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

An old black-and-white photo showing a woman holding a baby on their lap, next to a girl sitting with a toy - a teddy or a doll. They are seated indoors.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

6 October 1908 | A Polish Jew, Lajb Kutner, was born in Częstochowa. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942. No. 23596 He perished in the camp on 17 March 1942. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

6 October 1908 | A Pole, Juliusz Kolaczek, was born in Dziedzice. An engineer. In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941. No. 16845 He perished in the camp on 8 November 1941. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_pol…

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

6 October 1899 | A Czech Jew, Karl Klepetar, was born in Nemyšl. In #Auschwitz from 10 April 1942. No. 28893 He perished in the camp on 1 June 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

6 October 1938 | An Italian Jewish boy, Carlo Polacco, was born in Genoa. In December 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Watch a short video & see the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III at Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Black and white grainy image of a young boyu in a striped top, looking to the side.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1913 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Henriette Adelaar-Korijn, was born in Amsterdam. In September 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- A short video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Vintage portrait of a smiling woman with short curly hair, wearing a dark blouse with a light, patterned collar.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ONLINE LESSON | Deportations from the Zamość Region to Auschwitz This lesson is dedicated to the fate of 1,301 Polish people deported to Auschwitz within the ethnic cleansing program perpetrated by Nazi Germany in the Zamość Region in 1942/3. See the lesson: t.co/F1tMQf0z9h

A historical black and white photo showing a group of people with baskets and bundles in a rural setting, surrounded by soldiers, uggesting a scene of expulsion during the war.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1923 | A Pole, Edward Galiński, was born in Więckowice. In #Auschwitz from 14 June 1940. No. 531 On 24 July 1944, he escaped with Male Zimetbaum. They were captured, tortured and finally executed publicly. --- The first transport of Poles to Auschwitz: youtu.be/kKOZLEUo2QM

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1944 | The number of women prisoners in the female sector of Auschwitz II-Birkenau was 42,990. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Historical black and white photo depicting some Auschwitz prisoners - women and men - engaged in construction work in a rural setting.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish boy, Hijman Poons, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Vintage black and white photo of a young boy with curly hair, smiling and wearing a dark sweater with a shoulder strap.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1891 | A Czech Jewish woman, Olga Žáková, was born in Lažany. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Vintage photograph of a woman, featuring an autograph. The woman is wearing a striped blouse with a dark scarf.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1901 | Timofey Anisimov was born. Soviet army soldier. In #Auschwitz from October 1941. No. R-7666 (Soviet prisoner of war) He perished in the camp on 15 December 1941. --- Learn about some 15,000 Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Y3dmCI5_E

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1908 | Polish Jew Abram Herszenfis was born in Radom. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 37497 He perished in the camp on 1 July 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en

Vintage passport photograph of a man in a formal suit, with a serious expression. The photograph has two black binding holes on the upper edge.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1886 | A German Jewish woman, Betty Spiegel, was born in Hainsfarth. In 1940 she was incarcerated in Gurs and in September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0

Vintage portrait of a woman wearing a dark hat and a light-colored blouse with a dark jacket, accessorized with a pearl necklace.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5 October 1890 | German Jewish woman, Käthe Bloemendal (nee Hahnlein), was born in Halle (Saale). She emigrated to Belgium and to the Netherlands. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork on 28 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.

Black and white portrait of a mature women, showing a serious expression and wearing a dark blouse with a white collar.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1941 | Dutch Jewish girl, Margaretha Bertha Aussen, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork on 10 September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Vintage black-and-white photo of a little girl with a surprised expression, framed in an oval border.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

📖 Voices of Memory vol. 1 - The Evacuation, Liquidation, and Liberation of Auschwitz It includes a historical outline, accounts, photographs, and documents. #eBook: books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/E-BOOK-…

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1943 | 67 women prisoners-nurses as well as 396 women prisoners used for sterilization experiments-were held in Block 10 at Auschwitz I camp - an experimental station used by gynecologist Carl Clauberg. Look inside Block 10: youtube.com/shorts/8t0srG6CgB0

The image shows an empty, dimly lit room with wooden floors, beams, and multiple windows on two sides. The space is bare, with light streaming in through the windows, casting subtle shadows. The wooden pillars supporting the ceiling add structure to the open room, while the walls appear weathered and in need of repair.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rika Porcelijn, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- The first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

A vintage black-and-white photograph of a young girl standing on a chair, holding onto the backrest. The girl is wearing a dark coat and shoes, and there is a small, fluffy toy dog beside the chair.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1943 | The first prisoners started working in a new sub-camp of the #Auschwitz camp - Brünn (Brno) auschwitz.org/en/history/auschwitz-… Photo: Polish prisoner Jan Hyla in the forge of the sub-camp (he survived). #podcast about sub-camps: youtu.be/fsfWaHNu7A0

An old black and white photo of a prisoner of Auschwitz in a striped uniform working at an anvil in a smithy, using a hammer to forge a tool, with another blurred figure moving in the foreground.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1911 | A Czech Jew, Kurt Reach, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Vintage black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit with a patterned tie. The photograph features an autograph at the bottom.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1900 | A Pole, Franciszek Chmielewski, was born in Warsaw. A waiter. In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940. No. 1865 He perished in the camp on 4 September 1941. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_pol…

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1921 | A Polish Jew, Lejzor Cymbalista, was born in Białobrzegi. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941. No. 23978 He perished in the camp on 22 February 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Miklos Gárdos, was born. In July 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q

Vintage black and white photo of a baby sitting in a crib, wearing a light, patterned outfit.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1913 | Czech Jewish woman, Alžběta Röhrová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 October 1944. She did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Vintage black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman in a knitted sweater.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1899 | A Polish Jew, Chaim Lin, was born in Serock. A capmaker. In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941. No. 21971 He perished in the camp on 1 November 1941. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

PODCAST | Criminal pseudo-medical experiments in Auschwitz German doctors conducted experiments on concentration camp prisoners. Listen about the medical crimes in Auschwitz: www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-le…

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1942 | SS doctors made a selection in the women camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, as a result of which 1,800 prisoners were taken to gas chambers. ▶ The first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau where they were murdered (remains of Bunker 2 in the photo): youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sonja Muijs, was born in Voorburg (left). She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. She was almost 2 years old.

Two young children sitting and smiling on a porch step, in a black-and-white vintage photo.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1900 | A German Jew, Kurt Rosenberg, was born in Berlin. In December 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Smiling man holding a small cat, standing on a pathway next to a brick building with stacked burlap sacks.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1920 | A Russian, Sergei Egorov, was born in Cheboksary. In #Auschwitz from 15 November 1941. No. R-9929 (Soviet POW) He perished in the camp. Date of death unknown. Learn about the Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: bit.ly/4tD4yyn 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4aDGliV

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1922 | A Pole, Tadeusz Wojakowski, was born in Lublin. In #Auschwitz from 20 November 1941. No. 22755 He perished in the camp on 30 March 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_pol…

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Robert Bleier, was born in Gyömrő. In July 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow

Vintage photograph of a young boy in a formal outfit with large white collars, standing beside a wooden backdrop.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 October 1934 | A Polish Jewish girl, Nina Ehrlich, was born in Sosnowiec. In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Będzin ghetto. She was murdered in a gas chamber. --- Children at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

Black and white portrait of a young girl with a serious expression, featuring short hair and a dark collared shirt.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3 November 1882 | Czech Jew, Richard Hořic, was born in Mladá Boleslav. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. He did not survive.

Black and white portrait of a mature man, wearing round glasses and a suit, with a signature across the image.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1919 | A Dutch Jew, Jacob Vogel, was born in Amsterdam. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 17 July 1942 in a transport of 2,000 Jews deported from #Westerbork. No. 48420 He perished in the camp on 18 August 1942. --- Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en

A man smiling while holding a guitar, standing next to an unidentified person.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ONLINE LESSON | Christian Clergy and Religious Life at Auschwitz Germans incarcerated at least 464 priests, seminarians & monks as well as 35 nuns in Auschwitz. Most of them perished there or in other camps: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowie… --- All our lessons: lesson.auschwitz.org

A painting "Christmas Eve in the camp" by Jerzy Potrzebowski. A scene inside a barracks at Auschwitz. Some prisoners sitting around a table. In the center - a person in the center is putting some things on a very small Christmas tree.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1900 | A Czech, Franz Barton, was born in Brno. In #Auschwitz from 6 March 1942. No. 26415 He perished in the camp on 28 March 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📷 Gas chamber and crematorium II was located right behind the barracks of the oldest sector of Auschwitz II-Birkenau (in the background). The crematorium had five 3-muffle ovens that could burn 1,440 corpses every 24 hours. Photo: www.instagram.com/nanowave

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1942 | The SS administration at #Auschwitz issued an order of departure for a 5-ton truck to Dessau for "materials for Jewish resettlement". In Dessau, there was a factory producing Zyklon B, which was used to kill people in gas chambers.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1934 | A Jewish girl, Klara Weisz, was born in Milan. A daughter of Arpad Weisz, a Hungarian Jewish football player and coach. In October 1942, she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber with her mother and brother. Arpad perished in the camp in January 1944.

Black and white photo of a girl in a polka dot dress standing next to an adult, only the lower body of the adult is visible. They are both on a narrow pathway with a wall on one side.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1942 | A transport of 210 Jews deported from #Drancy in occupied France arrived at #Auschwitz. After the arrival selection, 34 men & 22 women were registered in the camp (none survived). The remaining 154 people were murdered in a gas chamber. Salomea Strul was among them.

Vintage black and white portrait of a woman with dark long hair pinned behind her head. She is smiling slightly at the camera.

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