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Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site. www.auschwitz.org | lesson.auschwitz.org | podcast.auschwitz.org

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1h
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 · 2h
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 · 4h
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…
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 7h
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 · 10h
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 · 13h
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 · 16h
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 · 18h
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 · 19h
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
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 20h
📷 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 · 20h
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 · 22h
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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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2 October 1933 | Italian Jewish girl Rina Di Veroli was born in Rome. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 October 1943 in a transport of 1,035 Jews deported from Rome. She was among 839 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. --- Children at Auschwitz: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
A vintage black and white photograph of a girl holding an umbrella and a bucket, dressed in a light-colored outfit, standing by a body of water.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2 October 1924 | An Austrian Sinti, Karl Baranyai, was born in Doiber. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 16 April 1943. No. Z-6516 He perished in the camp on 30 December 1943.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2 October 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, István Vass, was born. In May 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
A vintage, faded black and white photo of a young boy with a neutral expression, partially obscured by blurry branches in the foreground.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2 October 1931 | French Jewish girl Alice Huberman was born in Paris. In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
Portrait of a girl with a gentle smile.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2 October 1936 | Czech Jewish girl, Anita Brandeisová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Portrait of a young girl with curly hair and a bow, wearing a light-colored outfit. The child has a serious expression and is looking directly at the camera.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1924 | Polish Jews, Chaim and Wolf Perel, were born in Warsaw. They emigrated to France. They were deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 19 July 1942. They were both registered in the camp. Chaim perished on 29 September, Wolf on 2 October 1942.
Two boys sitting closely together in a pile of hay, with one smiling slightly and the other looking toward the camera. The photo is in black and white, indicating an older photograph.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📖 “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” by Dr. Piotr Cywiński The album shows the camp functioning in over 130 large color scans of architectural sketches of Auschwitz. Book: books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/Piotr-M…
A cover of the book "Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp" by Piotr M. A. Cywiński. The cover is the blend of aerial photograph of the Auschwitz camp with a fragment of the blueprint of the Birkenau camp.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1912 | A Polish woman, Janina Kałanczyńska, was born in Łomża. In #Auschwitz from 13 November 1942. No. 24451 She was evacuated to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1894 | A Polish Jew, Wolf Hercenberg, was born in Warsaw. He emigrated to France. In July 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Vintage black and white photo of a man wearing a boater hat and a dark suit, posing for the camera.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Andries Jacob Stad, was born in Enschede. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1943. 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
A vintage sepia-toned portrait of a young boy with short hair, smiling and sitting with one arm resting on their knee.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1890 | A German, Walter Peters, was born in Nakel (today Nakło nad Notecią in Poland). A doctor. In #Auschwitz from 10 October 1941. No 21409 He perished on 15 October 1941. He was imprisoned in Auschwitz for homosexuality (paragraph 175): lekcja.auschwitz.org/paragraf_175_en
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1901 | A Czech Jew, Antonín Fantl, was born in Beroun. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. He did not survive.
Vintage portrait of a formally dressed man wearing round glasses, with a signature below.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1854 | A Dutch Jew, Heiman Leefsma, was born in Opsterland. In January 1943, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en
A man standing outdoors, dressed in a dark suit and tie, with a solemn expression.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1 October 1900 | A Czech Jew, Moritz Spitzer, was born in Olomouc. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 6 March 1942. No. 26467 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1942 | A French Jewish boy, Daniel Serge Szuster, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 August 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 727 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Vintage black and white photo of a baby with a slightly surprised expression.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
PODCAST | Transformation of Auschwitz Listen about the process of turning Auschwitz concentration camp into a killing center for Jewish people from all over German-occupied Europe: www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-le…
A two-story building with a sloping roof standing behind a barbed wire fence. A tall chimney protrudes from the outbuilding. The building of the gas chamber and crematorium III at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1912 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Konik, was born in Kolbuszowa. In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943. No. 32264 In 1944 she was transferred to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1887 | Jewish man, Bernhardt Meier Freidmann, was born in Russian Empire (territory of todays Latvia). He emigrated to Norway in 1912. A sausage merchant. In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He perished in the camp on 20 January 1943.
Black and white portrait of a mature man with short hair and moustache.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1891 | A Pole, Franciszek Ziółkiewicz, was born in Balice. A lawyer. In #Auschwitz from 10 February 1942. No. 20750 He perished in the camp on 27 February 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1922 | Czech Jewish woman, Blanka Hoffmannová, was born in Pardubice. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
Vintage black and white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a button-up shirt, featuring an autograph across the bottom.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Pais, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy resting their chin on their hands, looking thoughtful.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1894 | A German Jewish woman, Margarete Schmul, was born in Rogoźno (Rogasen). She lived in Berlin. In 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Women at Auschwitz Read: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Listen: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
Black-and-white portrait of a woman with a calm expression, wearing a light blouse.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1891 | A Polish Jew, Leon Lewinson, was born in Lublin. A dentist. In #Auschwitz from 16 July 1942. No. 47006 He perished in the camp on 7 August 1942. t.co/cMgoXaEdDk
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📖 "The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS" by Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz A look at the perpetrators at the Auschwitz camp from a new, little-known, and sometimes surprising perspective. #ebook: books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/E-BOOK-…
A book cover. At the top the title: "The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS". Below you can see a woman on the grass, picking some flowers. Two children are on both sides of her.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1911 | A Pole, Adam Pankiewicz, was born in Krakow. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 25 April 1942. No. 33159 He was shot in the camp on 27 May 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_pol…
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1941 | A French Jewish boy, Jacques Attas, was born in Marseille. In December 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
A vintage black and white photo of a baby sitting in a small baby stroller, looking directly at the camera. The setting appears to be outdoors with a fence visible in the background.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎧 New episode of the “On Auschwitz” podcast: The First Thirty Prisoner Functionaries of Auschwitz Spotify: bit.ly/4z3Ra8r ApplePodcast: apple.co/4z460M6 YouTube: bit.ly/4ylrKTE Transcript: bit.ly/4ylhCul
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1913 | A Pole, Władysław Szumilas, was born in Krakow. A handball, table tennis & football player of Wisła Kraków. He was arrested for participation in resistance. In #Auschwitz from 14 January 1942 No. 25538 He perished in the camp on 18 June 1942.
Vintage black and white photo of a soccer player in a dark jersey and shorts, kneeling on grass with a soccer ball in front.
Two soccer players in action during a match, one wearing a white shirt and the other in a dark shirt with a star emblem, competing for the ball on a grassy field.
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1930 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Hilda Weinberger, was born in Antwerp. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Black and white portrait of a young girl in a polka-dot dress with a large collar, seated on an antique chair.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1894 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Rachel Blom, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1943 and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en
Black and white portrait of a woman wearing round glasses, looking directly at the camera.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1916 | An Austrian Jew, Hans Reichwald, was born in Vienna. He emigrated to Norway. In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
Vintage portrait of a smiling man in formal attire.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
28 September 1908 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Ibolya Remenyi, was born in Csenger. In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow
Black and white photograph of a woman smiling, wearing a floral-patterned dress, posed outdoors.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An urn containing human ashes is displayed in Block 8 of the new main exhibition at the Auschwitz Memorial. It is surrounded by empty frames that symbolize the victims of the camp whose faces we do not know, and whose identities may never be recovered. - Photo: www.instagram.com/inkeddem._
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Podcast | "Medicine in Auschwitz" Participation in selections of Jews became one of the deadly duties of the SS physicians in #Auschwitz. But it was not the only one. Our podcast about medical crimes at Auschwitz: www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-le…
Selection at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. An SS doctor in a uniform is standing in front of a line of people approaching him. A man with a walking stick is right in front of him. The SS man points him to the right. He would join a large group of maan standing in the corner of the frame in the distance. Those people will be murdered in a gas chamber. Railline and a building is visible in the background of the photo.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
28 September 1916 | A Polish woman, Aniela Piękosz, was born in Borzęcin. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943. No 32431 She perished in the camp on 13 June 1943. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
28 September 1932 | A French Jewish girl, Helene Zeligfeld, was born in Metz. She was murdered in a gas chamber at #Auschwitz II-Birkenau on 18 September 1942. --- Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau - Bunkers I & II: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
A vintage black and white photo of a young girl smiling in front of a curtained window.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
28 September 1890 | An Austrian Jew, Sigfried Schiffmann, was born in Vienna. In #Auschwitz from 17 October 1941. No. 21827 He perished in the camp on 21 October 1941. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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