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.
17 April 1906 | A Polish Jew, Samuel Gross, was born in Krakow. An assembly worker.
In #Auschwitz from 18 May 1942.
No. 34705
He perished in the camp on 27 July 1942.
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On this day in 1914, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 31 Oct 1941 she was deported to the Łódź Ghetto were she perished on the 10 Nov 1942. Her name was Hanna Doktorová
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On this day in 1915, a Jewish woman was born in Leipzig. On the 16 Oct 1941 she was deported to the Łódź Ghetto with her husband. They both perished in the Shoah. Her name was Esther Beinhorn
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On this day in 1928, a Jewish girl was born in Paris. On the 28 Aug 1942 she was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz where she perished. Her name was Cécile Grinbaum
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26 March 1906 | A #Czech #Jewish woman, Markéta Kafková, was born.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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Black and white portrait of a woman with wavy hair, wearing a light blouse with a dark collar.
26 March 1911 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Ilona Beran, was born in Budapest. She lived in Hradec Kralove.
She was deported from the Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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A teenage girl photographed against a tree crown - without leaves. She is smiling. She is wearing an unbuttoned coat and has a long scarf tied around her neck. She has dark long hair.
26 March 1925 | Dutch Jewish girl, Alice Elizabeth Cohen, was born in Voorburg.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. She did not survive.
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Portrait photograph of a young boy. He is wearing a light-coloured shirt with a collar. He has short, uncombed dark hair.
22 March 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Cohen, was born in Rotterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
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Black and white portrait of a young man, facing slightly to the right, wearing a jacket and a tie.
10 March 1922 | A Czech Jew, Kurt Fantl, was born in Karlovy Vary.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 29 September 1944. He perished in Dachau on 23 February 1945.
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Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a woman with a subtle smile, wearing a plaid garment. Her signature is overlaid at the bottom.
8 March 1919 | Czech Jewish woman, Irena Meislová, was born in Ústí nad Labem.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 January 1943. She did not survive.
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Vintage black and white photograph showing a profile view of an individual, with visible damage to the photo including stains and holes.
4 March 1910 | German Jew Wilhelm Rothschild was born in Frankfurt. Despite being a former French Foreign Legionary, he was deported from Maubourguet via Drancy to Auschwitz where he arrived in a transport of 1,750 Jews on 4 March 1943. He did not survive.
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Black-and-white portrait of a girl with a smiling face, looking over her shoulder.
2 March 1925 | A Polish Jewish girl, Jeannette Woda, was born in Siedlce. She lived in Paris.
On 13 July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Black and white portrait of a young man wearing a suit jacket and a patterned tie, smiling slightly at the camera. The photo appears aged with some spots and discoloration.
2 March 1924 | German Jew, Hans Werner Stern, was born in Medebach. He went as a refugee to the Netherlands in February 1939.
In #Auschwitz from 17 July 1942
No. 47612
He perished in the camp on 14 August 1942.
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Young woman wearing a sweater and a necklace, with a thoughtful expression.
22 January 1925 | Dutch Jewish girl, Frieda Henriette Citroen, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork oin September 1942. She did not survive.
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Black and white portrait of a young boy smiling at the camera.
21 February 1931 | German Jewish boy, Alfred Guttmann, was born in Duisburg. He left Germany in a so-called Children’s transport. Adopted by a family in Haarlem.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943 & murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A vintage photograph of a young girl with bows in her hair, wearing a buttoned dress with floral embellishments.
20 February 1936 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Marika Kundler, was born in Kaposvar.
In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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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.
8 February 1921 | A Polish Jew, Hersz Rozebnaum, was born in Radom. A baker.
In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 23100
He perished in the camp on 28 March 1942.
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Historical black-and-white photo of a man, standing and dressed formally in a suit with a handkerchief in the pocket.
6 February 1896 | A German Jew Heinrich Blumenthal was born in Berlin. He was a merchant.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 6 March 1943 in a transport of 1,120 Jews deported from Berlin.
He did not survive.
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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.
2 February 1885 | A Pole, Jerzy Bujalski, was born in Płock. A doctor.
In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942.
No. 30967
He perished in the camp on 7 September 1942.
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ALEX PRETTI’S PARENTS: “He was a VA nurse who cared about people deeply, and he was very upset with what was happening with ICE... kidnapping children, grabbing people off the street — he knew it was wrong. He loved this country."
(H/T @katiecouric.bsky.social )
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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.
27 January 1895 | A Polish Jew, Lazarus Rosenbaum, was born in Radomsko. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941.
No. 21640
He perished in the camp after four days.
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The family of slain Israeli hostage Ran Gvili said that their pride in their son was greater than their sorrow and that they now have closure, shortly after their loved one's remains were retrieved from Gaza and brought back to Israel.
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Great reporting about INTERPOL abuse. I was happy to contribute.
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Great reporting by BBC and @disclose.ngo about #INTERPOL abuse. I was happy to contribute. #RedNotice #Extradition #HumanRights
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Vintage black and white photo of a baby with a tuft of hair on top, looking directly at the camera.
26 January 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Alida Baruch, was born in Amsterdam.
In July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
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Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a young man wearing a formal suit and tie.
19 January 1914 | French Jew, André Nizard, was born in Marseille.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 31 July 1943.
Camp no. 133928
He did not survive.
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Profile view of an elderly man, with white hair and wearing a dark suit.
18 January 1868 | French Jew, Julien Willard, was born in Puttelange-aux-Lacs.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 31 July 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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