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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
23 May 1885 | A Czech Jewish woman, Irma Brumlová, was born. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 26 October 1942. After the selection she was murdered in a gas chamber.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a woman wearing a dark blouse with a light-colored collar. The person has a poised expression and short hair, looking slightly towards their right. The image includes a handwritten signature.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
5 July 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Herkovitz, was born In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
Old sepia-toned photograph of a young child standing outdoors,
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
12 June 1913 | A Pole, Stefan Kiślewicz, was born in Żabie. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 24 May 1941. No. 16189 He was murdered by starvation on 31 October 1941.
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 · 02/06/2025
2 June 1920 | A Polish Jewish woman, Salomea Kinrus, was born in Łódź. In 1944 she was deported from Litzmannstadt Ghetto to #Auschwitz and then transferred to Bergen-Belsen where she perished.
Vintage black and white photo of a smiling girl with hair combed behind her ears, wearing a dark top.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
31 May 1935 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Marianne Nunes Vas, was born in Amsterdam. In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
A vintage black and white photo of a young girl smiling, wearing a sweater with a bow on the collar, arms crossed in front of her.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
That would be awful. Don’t share this.
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Lev Parnas @levparnas.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
22 May 1931 | French Jewish boy, Henri Ventura, was born in Paris. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 February 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
A black and white headshot of a young boy, showing him looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He has short hair.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
20 May 1910 | A Czech, Josef Rechtacek, was born in Prague. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 20 May 1942. No. 35848 He perished in the camp on 21 June 1942.
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 · 28/04/2025
28 April 1898 | A Polish man, Aleksander Jaroszek, was born in Radom. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941. No. 23954 He perished in the camp on 19 January 1942.
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 · 19/04/2025
19 April 1874 | A Dutch Jew, David Wessel, was born in Rotterdam. In October 1942 he was deported from Westerbork to #Auschwitz. After the selection he was murdered in a gas chamber.
Studio photograph. An older man dressed in a suit stands leaning with his elbow against a cabinet. In the background are patterns of flowers.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
19 April 1886 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Anna Izsak (née Szekely), was born. In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
ortrait photo of a woman. Her hair is pinned up in buns on both sides of her head. She has a blouse with many embellishments, buttons and a voile fabric around her neck. She has a pendant around her neck.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Morning from Kyiv! As my medical treatment is on and I am 'crawling' for feeling better, the war is here, damaging and killing. So I will do my best to write to you. Yesterday, drones attacked Dnipro. Three people were killed, including a child 💔 THIS is important to know and share. Thank you.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
16 April 1909 | A Polish man, Stefan Bratkowski, was born in Warsaw. In #Auschwitz from 22 September 1942. No. 64783 He escaped on 15 June 1944. He perished in the Warsaw Uprising.
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 · 15/04/2025
15 April 1895 | A Polish Jew, Icek Koplewicz, was born in Brzeźnica. In 1920 he emigrated to France. He lived in Paris. On 24 July 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
Portrait ID photo of a man in short hair. He is wearing a jacket, a shirt and a tie.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
13 April 1891 | A Polish Jew, Jankiel Abramowicz, was born in Przedbórz. A shoemaker. In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941. No. 23969 He perished in the camp on 26 January 1942.
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 · 07/04/2025
7 April 1934 | A French Jewish boy, Maurice Dreksler, was born in #Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 21 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 817 people murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
A boy sitting in a wheelbarrow being pushed by a slightly older girl. In the background is an empty recliner, a forest, and a group of people walking between the trees.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
6 April 1910 | A Polish Jew, Gimpel Wadler, was born in Nowy Sącz. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942 No. 39607. He perished on 14 July 1942.
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 · 06/04/2025
6 April 1888 | A Polish man, Piotr Kownacki, was born in Tomsk. A lawyer. In #Auschwitz from 24 July 1941 No. 18469 He perished in the camp on 17 August 1942.
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 · 06/04/2025
6 April 1892 | Russian Jewish woman Eugenie Wechsler (nee Peschkin) was born in Leningrad. She emigrated to Berlin and was arrested in occupied France. She was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
A portrait photo of a smiling woman with neatly styled long hair shaped in waves. She is wearing pearl beads and has some rectangular brooch at her blouse.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
5 April 1909 | A Polish Jew, Józef Micermacher, was born in Radom. A shoemaker. In #Auschwitz from 30 January 1942 No. 26126 He perished on 16 March 1942.
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 · 01/04/2025
1 April 1914 | A Polish woman, Stefania Kraj, was born in Biesiadka. In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943. No. 32265 She perished in the camp on 11 March 1943.
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 · 31/03/2025
31 March 1900 | A Polish Jew, Josef Landau, was born. In #Auschwitz from 5 May 1942. No. 34732 He perished in the camp on 12 May 1942.
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 · 30/03/2025
30 March 1944 | A transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy in German-occupied France arrived at #Auschwitz. After the selection, 380 men & 148 women were registered. 472 people were killed in a gas chamber. One of them was Eliane Caen, b. 28 November 1942 in Grenoble.
Black and white photo of an baby girl with curly hair, holding a small object, wearing a light outfit.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
29 March 1921 | A Jewish woman, Cecilia Eva Benedek, was born in Turda. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
Picture of a young woman's face. Head facing the left side of the frame. She has long, wavy hair pinned back. Her ear is exposed. She is smiling - her smile exposes her upper teeth. She has expressive make-up.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
28 March 1930 | A Jewish girl, Olga Meszaros, was born in Paris. She lived in Cluj. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
Photo of a young girl. Portrait from the waist up. She is smiling. Her hair is tied up in a ponytail. She is wearing a blouse that resembles a nurse's outfit. There is a bow tie under her neck.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
18 March 1898 | A German Jewish woman, Edith Müller, was born in Berlin. She lived in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 30 October 1943 in a transport of 1000 Jews from Drancy. She did not survive.
Vintage black and white portrait of a young woman wearing a high-collared lace blouse and large ribbon bows at the ears.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
8 March 1890 | A Pole, Józef Bałuk, was born in Krakow. A Polish railway worker. He was deported to #Auschwitz on 14 June 1940 from Tarnów in the first transport of Poles to the camp. No. 756 He perished in the camp on 18 February 1941.
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 · 08/03/2025
8 March 1902 | A German Jewish woman, Helene Simon, was born in Waibstadt. She was a bank clerk. In 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
Vintage black and white photo of an woman sitting on a stone wall in a forested area, wearing a dark dress and resting their head on her hand.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
7 March 1942 | A French Jewish girl, Claudine Ruben, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 20 July 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 440 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
Vintage black and white photo of a baby lying on a fluffy blanket, looking slightly towards the camera with a curious expression.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
4 March 1923 | Dutch Jewish woman, Celine Johanna Kuijper, was born in Rotterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in August 1943. She did not survive.
Vintage black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with curly hair, looking over their shoulder.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
1 March 1927 | A French Jew, Benjamin Trauger, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 15 February 1943 in a transport of 1000 Jews deported from Drancy. He did not survive.
Black and white vintage portrait of a young boy smiling at the camera, wearing a plaid jacket.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
27 February 1927 | A French Jewish girl, Helene Aronowicz, was born in Paris. In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
Portrait of a young woman, featuring a close-up of the face with a serene expression and curly hair.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
26 February 1932 | A Czech Jewish boy, Jindřich Brückner, was born in Brno. He was deported to #Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. Imprisoned in the so-called Familienlager in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. He did not survive.
Vintage black and white portrait of a smiling child with tousled hair, wearing a buttoned shirt.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
19 February 1919 | Czech Jewish woman, Felicitas Löwiová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
Vintage black-and-white portrait of a woman wearing a sweater and a pendant necklace.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
17 February 1937 | A French Jew, Robert Rubin, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Pithiviers. He was among the 641 people murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
A vintage black and white photo of a young girl looking seriously at the camera.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
16 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl Margot Frank, Anna's older sister, was born in Frankfurt. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. After being arrested they were deported with their parents to #Auschwitz. The sisters perished in Bergen-Belsen.
Black and white photo of Margot Frank smiling at the camera.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
15 February 1902 | A Polish Jew, Gdala Guterman, was born in Domaczewo. He emigrated to France. On 23 June 1943 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
Black and white portrait of a man, wearing a suit with a patterned tie and a flower on the lapel.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
15 February 1916 | A Pole, Józef Markowski, was born in Serock. A hairdresser. In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941. No. 12528 He perished in the camp on 29 January 1942.
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 · 13/02/2025
13 February 1894 | Józef Brozdowski, a Pole, was born in Krakow. Captain of the Polish Army. In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941. No. 11781 He perished in the camp on 11 August 1941.
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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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Reform are panicking about people pointing out that they want to replace the NHS. So please don't share this clip of Nigel Farage saying he'd rather healthcare was done through insurance companies.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
8 February 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Eliezer Hirsh, was born in Szatmárnémeti. In May 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
Black and white historical photo of a baby sitting up, looking directly at the camera.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
7 February 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Salomon Niekerk, was born in Rijswijk. On 20 January 1944 he was deported from Westerbork to the Theresienstadt ghetto and on 16 May 1944 sent in a transport to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
A vintage close-up photo of a young boy, looking down with a slight smile.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
6 February 1903 | A Czech Jewish woman, Olga Pollakova, was born in Těšín. 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 with short, wavy hair. The image is signed at the bottom.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
So naturally, you know what to do…👇 Enjoy. 😎✨
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
4 February 1900 | A Polish Jew, Benjamin Lustig, was born in Limanowa. He was a grocer. He emigrated to France and lived in Pont-a-Mousson. He arrived in #Auschwitz on 29 July 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He perished in the camp on 25 August 1942.
Vintage black-and-white portrait of a man individual in formal attire.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
3 February 1917 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Erzsébet Klein, was born in Miskolc. She was a tailor. In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
Vintage black and white photo of a person smiling, dressed in a mid-century coat and a polka dot head scarf, standing on a sidewalk in an urban setting.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
1 February 1904 | A Polish Jew Józef Poziomczyk was born in Parczew. He emigrated to France. During the war he lived in Paris. In #Auschwitz from 30 June 1942. No. 43426 He perished in the camp on 3 December 1942.
Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a man in a suit with a serious expression, looking directly at the camera.
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