Avril Silk
@avrilruth.bsky.social
Stained glass artist : www.avrilsrainbowglass.com Author : www.AvrilSilk.com ♥️ My son. Cats. Music of : Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, The Felice Brothers.
Friendly attender. Kindness first.
Friendly attender. Kindness first.
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9 January 1934 | French Jewish girl Huguette Szterck was born in Paris.
On 24 August 1942 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,008 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 26 August. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
On 24 August 1942 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,008 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 26 August. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
9 January 1934 | French Jewish girl Huguette Szterck was born in Paris.
On 24 August 1942 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,008 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 26 August. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
On 24 August 1942 she was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,008 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 26 August. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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ICE arresting more people for things that certainly aren't crimes while wearing masks to hide their identity.
Truly the SS are operating in the USA.
Truly the SS are operating in the USA.
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
ICE arresting more people for things that certainly aren't crimes while wearing masks to hide their identity.
Truly the SS are operating in the USA.
Truly the SS are operating in the USA.
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28 December 1915 | An Austrian Jewish woman, Gertrude Rosenbaum, was born in Vienna. An actress. During the war she lived in Berlin.
In 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
28 December 1915 | An Austrian Jewish woman, Gertrude Rosenbaum, was born in Vienna. An actress. During the war she lived in Berlin.
In 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
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26 December 1938 | French Jewish boy, Samuel Banda, was born in Metz.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
26 December 1938 | French Jewish boy, Samuel Banda, was born in Metz.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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26 December 1911 | A Czech Jewish woman, Zděnka Roubičková, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 October 1944. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 October 1944. She did not survive.
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
26 December 1911 | A Czech Jewish woman, Zděnka Roubičková, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 October 1944. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 October 1944. She did not survive.
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26 December 1899 | A German Jehovah’s Witness, Marta Proppe, was born.
In #Auschwitz from 12 November 1942
No. 24418
She was transferred to KL Gross-Rosen. She survived.
One of at least 387 Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz.
In #Auschwitz from 12 November 1942
No. 24418
She was transferred to KL Gross-Rosen. She survived.
One of at least 387 Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
26 December 1899 | A German Jehovah’s Witness, Marta Proppe, was born.
In #Auschwitz from 12 November 1942
No. 24418
She was transferred to KL Gross-Rosen. She survived.
One of at least 387 Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz.
In #Auschwitz from 12 November 1942
No. 24418
She was transferred to KL Gross-Rosen. She survived.
One of at least 387 Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz.
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26 December 1918 | A Dutch Jew, Salomon Wijnberg, was born in Amsterdam. A farmer.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
He was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
26 December 1918 | A Dutch Jew, Salomon Wijnberg, was born in Amsterdam. A farmer.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
He was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
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Lush's soap most of the money from which goes to funding Medical Services for Palestinians in Gaza.
Let everybody know.
Let everybody know.
December 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Lush's soap most of the money from which goes to funding Medical Services for Palestinians in Gaza.
Let everybody know.
Let everybody know.
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Exactly this.
"The question is whether political leaders are brave enough to speak the truth?
Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and...
A visit to the French town’s makeshift migrant encampments made it clear that we need a new vision for the new year
observer.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Exactly this.
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26 December 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Hélène Pokoïk, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
26 December 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Hélène Pokoïk, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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26 December 1912 | A Pole, Mieczysław Kozina, was born in Wierzchowiny. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 3 November 1942.
No. 72196
He perished in the camp on 9 March 1943.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 3 November 1942.
No. 72196
He perished in the camp on 9 March 1943.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
26 December 1912 | A Pole, Mieczysław Kozina, was born in Wierzchowiny. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 3 November 1942.
No. 72196
He perished in the camp on 9 March 1943.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 3 November 1942.
No. 72196
He perished in the camp on 9 March 1943.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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26 December 1913 | A Polish Jew, Herszlik Grynbaum, was born in Tuszyn. A worker.
In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941.
No. 22033
He perished in the camp on 21 November 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941.
No. 22033
He perished in the camp on 21 November 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
26 December 1913 | A Polish Jew, Herszlik Grynbaum, was born in Tuszyn. A worker.
In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941.
No. 22033
He perished in the camp on 21 November 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941.
No. 22033
He perished in the camp on 21 November 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
@peasantfarmer.bsky.social
Fancy seeing you here! Xx
Fancy seeing you here! Xx
December 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
@peasantfarmer.bsky.social
Fancy seeing you here! Xx
Fancy seeing you here! Xx
December 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
December 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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History repeats.
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
History repeats.
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13 October 1910 | A Pole, Tadeusz Rumel, was born in Lublin. An engineer.
In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942.
No. 31276
He perished in the camp on 14 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942.
No. 31276
He perished in the camp on 14 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
October 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
13 October 1910 | A Pole, Tadeusz Rumel, was born in Lublin. An engineer.
In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942.
No. 31276
He perished in the camp on 14 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942.
No. 31276
He perished in the camp on 14 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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14 October 1919 | A Pole, Lucjan Sikora, was born in Końskowola.
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19596
He perished in the camp on 14 March 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19596
He perished in the camp on 14 March 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
October 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
14 October 1919 | A Pole, Lucjan Sikora, was born in Końskowola.
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19596
He perished in the camp on 14 March 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19596
He perished in the camp on 14 March 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
@bexhillbookworm.bsky.social Good to see you here! I saw the Bookshop Band earlier this year. Fabulous. I hope you enjoy them xx
October 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@bexhillbookworm.bsky.social Good to see you here! I saw the Bookshop Band earlier this year. Fabulous. I hope you enjoy them xx
Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench, @wildcard.land and 111,000 people in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? 38d.gs/lgql
Will you join Dame Judi Dench, @wildcard.land and 111,000 people in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? 38d.gs/lgql
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
38d.gs
August 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench, @wildcard.land and 111,000 people in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? 38d.gs/lgql
Will you join Dame Judi Dench, @wildcard.land and 111,000 people in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? 38d.gs/lgql
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Horrific: More than 160 Gazan medics are still being held in Israeli prisons, with many said to be tortured and starved. Detention of healthcare workers is illegal under international law, whilst also eradicating the healthcare of Palestinians. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Horrific: More than 160 Gazan medics are still being held in Israeli prisons, with many said to be tortured and starved. Detention of healthcare workers is illegal under international law, whilst also eradicating the healthcare of Palestinians. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Courage and honor come in many forms.
February 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Courage and honor come in many forms.
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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23 January 1887 | A Pole, Ignacy Patolski, was born in Krakow. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1941.
No. 24686
He perished in the camp on 21 February 1942.
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1941.
No. 24686
He perished in the camp on 21 February 1942.
January 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
23 January 1887 | A Pole, Ignacy Patolski, was born in Krakow. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1941.
No. 24686
He perished in the camp on 21 February 1942.
In #Auschwitz from 18 December 1941.
No. 24686
He perished in the camp on 21 February 1942.
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23 January 1943 | A transport of some 2,000 Jews deported from a ghetto in Grodno arrived at #Auschwitz.
After the selection made by SS doctors, 235 men and 191 women were registered in the camp. The remaining group, probably 1,574 people, were murdered in gas chambers.
After the selection made by SS doctors, 235 men and 191 women were registered in the camp. The remaining group, probably 1,574 people, were murdered in gas chambers.
January 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
23 January 1943 | A transport of some 2,000 Jews deported from a ghetto in Grodno arrived at #Auschwitz.
After the selection made by SS doctors, 235 men and 191 women were registered in the camp. The remaining group, probably 1,574 people, were murdered in gas chambers.
After the selection made by SS doctors, 235 men and 191 women were registered in the camp. The remaining group, probably 1,574 people, were murdered in gas chambers.