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Auschwitz Memorial

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Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site.

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18 April 1941 | The commandant of the #Auschwitz camp informed the SS garrison members that the town of Oświęcim (Auschwitz) was now "free of Jews". Learn about expulsions of Jewish and non-Jewish population linked with the development of the camp: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2019_wysiedlen…

18 April 1941 | The commandant of the #Auschwitz camp informed the SS garrison members that the town of Oświęcim (Auschwitz) was now "free of Jews". 

Learn about expulsions of Jewish and non-Jewish population linked with the development of the camp: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2019_wysiedlen…
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18 April 1899 | A Polish Jewish woman, Hinda Elberg, was born in Łęczyca. She emigrated to Belgium. In November 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Malines/Mechelen. She did not survive.

18 April 1899 | A Polish Jewish woman, Hinda Elberg, was born in Łęczyca. She emigrated to Belgium.

In November 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Malines/Mechelen. She did not survive.
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18 April 1910 | Czech Jew, František Seiner, was born in České Budějovice. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. He did not survive.

18 April 1910 | Czech Jew, František Seiner, was born in České Budějovice. 

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. He did not survive.
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Participation in selections became one of the deadly duties of the SS physicians in #Auschwitz. Listen to our #podcast about medical crimes at Auschwitz. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2s2Jb9… ApplePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/on-… Youtube: youtu.be/5hUoEAsCnoU

Participation in selections became one of the deadly duties of the SS physicians in #Auschwitz. 

Listen to our #podcast about medical crimes at Auschwitz.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2s2Jb9…

ApplePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/on-…

Youtube: youtu.be/5hUoEAsCnoU
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18 April 1870 | A Jewish man, Salamon Kornbaum, was born. During the war he lived in Sighetu Marmației / Máramarossziget. In May 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

18 April 1870 | A Jewish man, Salamon Kornbaum, was born. During the war he lived in  Sighetu Marmației / Máramarossziget.

In May 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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18 April 1914 | A Polish Jew, Pinkwas Ledermann, was born. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 30 January 1942. No. 26220 He perished in the camp 22 March 1942.

18 April 1914 | A Polish Jew, Pinkwas Ledermann, was born. A tailor.

In #Auschwitz from 30 January 1942.
No. 26220 
He perished in the camp 22 March 1942.
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19 April 1935 | A French Jewish boy, Bernard Nugelman, 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.

19 April 1935 | A French Jewish boy, Bernard Nugelman, 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.
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19 April 1917 | A Czech Jew, Ervín Böhm, was born in Olomouc. He was deported to #Auschwitz from the ghetto in #Theresienstadt on 1 October 1944. Evacuated from the camp. He perished on 3 March 1945.

19 April 1917 | A Czech Jew, Ervín Böhm, was born in Olomouc.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from the ghetto in #Theresienstadt on 1 October 1944. Evacuated from the camp. He perished on 3 March 1945.
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19 April 1882 | A Czech Jew, Moritz Blonsky, was born in Moravská Ostrava. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 21 November 1941. No. 23130 He perished in the camp on 3 December 1941.

19 April 1882 | A Czech Jew, Moritz Blonsky, was born in Moravská Ostrava. A tailor.

In #Auschwitz from 21 November 1941. 
No. 23130
He perished in the camp on 3 December 1941.
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19 April 1902 | A Polish man, Rudolf Rosner, was born in Bielsko. A Catholic priest. In #Auschwitz from 8 January 1942. No. 25319 He perished in the camp on 15 March 1942.

19 April 1902 | A Polish man, Rudolf Rosner, was born in Bielsko. A Catholic priest.

In #Auschwitz from 8 January 1942.
No. 25319 
He perished in the camp on 15 March 1942.
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19 April 1943 | Groups of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began the uprising against Germans. Their heroic battle lasted 27 days. Today we remember the bravery & sacrifice of people who chose to resist against impossible odds to die in dignity & save the human spirit. More:

19 April 1943 | Groups of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began the uprising against Germans. Their heroic battle lasted 27 days. 

Today we remember the bravery & sacrifice of people who chose to resist against impossible odds to die in dignity & save the human spirit. 

More:
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19 April 1926 | A Dutch Jew, Joseph Olman, was born in #Rotterdam. In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his parents (in the picture): Eliazar Israel and Cornelia. They were murdered in a gas chamber.

19 April 1926 | A Dutch Jew, Joseph Olman, was born in #Rotterdam.

In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his parents (in the picture): Eliazar Israel and Cornelia. They were murdered in a gas chamber.
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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.

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.
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19 April 1920 | A Pole, Kazimierz Smoleń, was born in Chorzów Stary. Arrested for resistance activity in Chorzów area. In #Auschwitz from 6 July 1940. No. 1327 After the war a co-founder & long-time director of Auschwitz Memorial. He passed away in 2012. auschwitz.org/en/museum/news…

19 April 1920 | A Pole, Kazimierz Smoleń, was born in Chorzów Stary. Arrested for resistance activity in Chorzów area. 

In #Auschwitz from 6 July 1940. 
No. 1327
After the war a co-founder &amp; long-time director of <a href="/AuschwitzMuseum/">Auschwitz Memorial</a>. 
He passed away in 2012.
auschwitz.org/en/museum/news…
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19 April 1929 | A Czech Jewish boy, Hanuš Heller, was born in Prague. In #Theresienstadt Ghetto from 10 Aug 1942. He was deported to #Auschwitz on 26 January 1943 with his mother Alžběta. They did not survive. Most probably they were murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

19 April 1929 | A Czech Jewish boy, Hanuš Heller, was born in Prague.

In #Theresienstadt Ghetto from 10 Aug 1942. He was deported to #Auschwitz on 26 January 1943 with his mother Alžběta. They did not survive. Most probably they were murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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19 April 1886 | A Polish man, Stanisław Pogoda, was born in Borowiec. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 27 march 1942. No. 27308 He perished in the camp on 7 June 1942.

19 April 1886 | A Polish man, Stanisław Pogoda, was born in Borowiec. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 27 march 1942.
No. 27308
He perished in the camp on 7 June 1942.
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19 April 1898 | Polish Jew, Jacob Noah Finkelstein was born in Końskowola. He was a sales representative of a Belgian chocolate company and later inventor of a type of resin glue. In #Auschwitz from 31 July 1944. He was deported from a slave labor camp for Jews in Pionki. No.

19 April 1898 | Polish Jew, Jacob Noah Finkelstein was born in Końskowola. He was a sales representative of a Belgian chocolate company and later inventor of a type of resin glue.

In #Auschwitz from 31 July 1944.
He was deported from a slave labor camp for Jews in Pionki.
No.
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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.

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.
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📖 "The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS" by Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz Accounts by Polish women who worked in the homes of SS officers from the #Auschwitz camp describe their family life & domestic relations. book: books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/Piotr-… #ebook: books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/E-BOOK…

📖 "The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS" by Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz

Accounts by Polish women who worked in the homes of SS officers from the #Auschwitz camp describe their family life &amp; domestic relations.

book: books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/Piotr-…

#ebook: books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/E-BOOK…
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19 April 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Gretl Sonnenberger, was born in Schweinfurt. In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

19 April 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Gretl Sonnenberger, was born in Schweinfurt.

In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.