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auschwitzmuseum, 16 days ago to random

11 May 1939 | A French Jewish boy, Alain Kartouzou, was born in Constantine in Algeria.

He arrived at Auschwitz on 30 March 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 472 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

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11 May 1911 | Jewish man of Polish origin, Josef Grabowski, was born in Poznan. A cantor. After November Pogrom in 1938, he emigrated to Norway and became a cantor in Trondheim.

In Auschwitz from 3 March 1943
No. 105359
He did not survive.

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11 May 1943 | At 7 p.m. in the SS kitchen building, an opera performance of "Charming Maiden" (Bezauberndes Fraulein) by Ralph Benatzky took place. Hella Witt from the Viennese theater "Raimund" played the leading role.

SS men were instructed that their wives were not allowed to sit in the seats designated for the female camp supervisors.

See our lessons on SS garrison members: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2021-zaloga-en/
&
women working for the SS: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/

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11 May 1934 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Györgyi Einhorn, was born.

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

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10 May 1900 | Czech Jewish man, Josef Jelinek, was born in Veliš.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive.

auschwitzmuseum, 16 days ago to random

10 May 1943 | Three Roma prisoners escaped from the camp: Anton Daniel, Ludvig Daniel & Viktor Daniel.

Ludvig and Viktor Daniel were captured and later imprisoned in the bunkers of Block 11. They were executed by shooting on 22 May 1943.

Anton Daniel after some time was caught and re-sent to Auschwitz. On 31 May 1944, he was sent to the penal company. His fate is unknown.

Learn more about escapes from Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_15_ucieczki/

auschwitzmuseum, 17 days ago to random

10 May 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Monique Cofman, was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan.

She arrived at Auschwitz on 8 November 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 773 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.

auschwitzmuseum, 17 days ago to random

The two pictures are 11 years apart.

On 10 May 1933, the Nazi party staged an ideological spectacle of burning of 'un-German’ books.

2nd image: Auschwitz II-Birkenau, burning pits outside gas chamber V, 1944.

Auschwitz warns us of where ideologies of hatred can lead to.

Group of prisoners of Auschwitz burning corpses of people murdered in gas chambers in burning pits. Smoke is visible above the pile.

auschwitzmuseum, 17 days ago to random

10 May 1940 | A German Sinti girl, Hildegard Franz was born in Berlin.

In Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 30 March 1943.
No. Z-6192
She perished in the camp on 19 June 1943.

auschwitzmuseum, 17 days ago to random

10 May 1910 | Leon (Leba) Rajbenbach, a Polish Jew, was born in Warsaw to Pinkhus and Braindel. He emigrated to France where he worked as a merchant. During the war, he lived in Paris.

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

auschwitzmuseum, 17 days ago to random

10 May 1943 | Two Roma boys born in the Zigeunerlager at Auschwitz II-Birkenau were registered in the camp. Kurt Devis received no. Z-7646 and Karl Horvath no. Z-7647. They shared the tragic fate of all 378 Roma children born in the camp.
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10 May 1888 | Jewish woman, Sara Kermann, was born in London. In 1906 she emigrated to Norway.

She arrived at Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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Brick barracks for prisoners located at the oldest part of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. According to SS plans, each of these barracks was to house over 700 prisoners, but at times even over 1,000 people were held in each.

Yet, in the camp, there was almost no grass.

(Photo: https://instagram.com/maelyss.begagnon )

Listen to our podcast about living conditions at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/2A8VYMZHwdM

auschwitzmuseum, 17 days ago to random

9 May 1872 | A Czech Jew, Richard Basch, was born in Prague.

He was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive.

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9 May 1944 | In connection with the planned operation of extermination of Jews from Hungary in Auschwitz, the head of the SS garrison in Auschwitz Rudolf Höss announced a series of directives.

He ordered that the expansion of the platform and a three-track rail connection in Birkenau be sped up, that Bunker 2 (so-called little white house) was to be put back into operation, and incineration pits were to be dug next to it as well next to crematorium no. 5 (in the picture).

auschwitzmuseum, 18 days ago to random

9 May 1936 | French Jewish girl, Madeleine Flomembaum, was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 24 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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9 May 1945 | The Soviet army liberated the German Nazi concentration camp Stutthof.

Between 1939-45 some 110,000 people were imprisoned there & around 65,000 were killed there (incl. some 28 thousand Jews).

Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stutthof_concentration_camp

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9 May 1906 | A Frenchman, Ernest Neveux, was born in Mareuil-lès-Meaux.

In Auschwitz from 8 July 1942
No. 45921
He perished in the camp on 15 October 1942.

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9 May 1924 | A Greek Jewish girl, Louisette Azouvy (or Azouvi), was born in Thessaloniki. She emigrated to France.

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

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9 May 1939 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Mihaj (or Mikaj) Schön, was born.

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

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8 May 1941 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Diena Hilda Akker, was born at the Hauge.

In November 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz with her mother Frida. They were both murdered in a gas chamber right after the arrival selection.

auschwitzmuseum, 19 days ago to random

8 May 1938 | Hungarian Jewish girl Evike Schvarc was born in Géberjén.

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

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8 May 1906 | A Polish man, Franciszek Bąk was born in Ząb. A carpenter.

In #Auschwitz from 15 December 1941.
No. 24502
He perished in the camp on 13 September 1942.