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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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8 October 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Helene Akar, was born in Bar-le-Duc.

In August 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Vintage black-and-white photo of a young gril smiling and standing in a garden, wearing a plaid dress and knee-high socks.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1h
8 October 1942 | SS-Brigadeführer August Frank from WVHA wrote to Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler that the Office of Medical Affairs and Camp Hygiene had so far collected 50 kilograms of gold from the teeth of deceased prisoners for dental purposes of the SS. This supply would last for five years.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 3h
8 October 1881 | A Pole, Stanisław Nycz, was born in Lwów. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 5 May 1942.
No. 34767
He perished in the camp on 28 May 1942.
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Lekcja online „Polacy w KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/pl_2020_06_polacy/
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 · 9h
8 October 1937 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sara van Hasselt, was born in Rotterdam.

In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Heintje. They were probably both murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. Her father, Levie, also perished in Auschwitz.
Black and white historical photo featuring a young girl with her parents.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12h
8 October 1908 | A Polish Jew, Chaskiel Adamsbaum, was born in Warsaw.

In #Auschwitz from 12 February 1942.
No 21349
He perished in the camp on 7 March 1942.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://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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7 October 1930 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rachel Bobbe, was born at The Hague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Two children standing by the seashore, one holding a bucket, with a figure in the background.
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These are very well produced and spoken in clear easy to understand language. The musical background is well suited to the serious subject matter. While I won’t say they are easy to listen to due to the subjects, they are accessible.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d
If you want to deepen your knowledge of the history of Auschwitz, listen to our "On Auschwitz" podcast.

Visit podcast.auschwitz.org to find all episodes, access transcripts, and find links to podcast platforms.

If the podcast resonates with you, leave a review, comment, or share it with others.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 17h
PODCAST | The Revolt of Sonderkommando Prisoners

On 7 October 1944, a revolt broke out in the Sonderkommand at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. Listen about the resistance in gas chambers & the revolt: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-learning/podcast/the-revolt-of-sonderkommando-prisoners/
Black and white historical photograph of a group of people working in a snowy field , with two chimneys and a long building in the background. The building was gas chamber and crematorium IV at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 18h
7 October 1910 | A Pole, Władysław Berger, was born in Kawęczyn. A carpenter.

In #Auschwitz from 20 January 1942.
No. 25880
He perished in the camp on 5 February 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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 · 21h
7 October 1911 | A Polish Jew, Majer Weinfeld, was born in Nowy Sącz.

In #Auschwitz from 12 December 1941.
No. 24360
He perished in the camp on 28 February 1942.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://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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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 23h
🎥 Registration photographs of women who were registered at Auschwitz as prisoners.

In total, about 131,000 women were registered. The majority were Jewish (82,000), Polish (31,000), and Roma (11,000).

Podcast on women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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Video: instagram.com/malabahr
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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.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Black and white portrait of a woman in profile, with short wavy hair and wearing a knitted sweater.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d
If you want to deepen your knowledge of the history of Auschwitz, listen to our "On Auschwitz" podcast.

Visit podcast.auschwitz.org to find all episodes, access transcripts, and find links to podcast platforms.

If the podcast resonates with you, leave a review, comment, or share it with others.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d
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.
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 · 1d
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 · 1d
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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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 · 1d
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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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: https://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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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.
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Christian clergy and religious life in the camp: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowienstwo/
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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Entrance to former Auschwitz I camp with "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate, flanked by barracks under a hazy sky at dawn.
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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.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://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 · 2d
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.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
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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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.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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 · 2d
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.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://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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