A portrait ID photo of a young woman. SHe has dark hair covering her ears. She is wearing a simple blouse with a collar. Her hand-written signature is visible in the middle of the photo.

A portrait ID photo o of woman. Her face is visible. Her shoulders are covered with some fur collar or scarf. She is wearing a dark hat. Her hand-written signature is visible.

20 April 1926 | A Czech Jewish woman, Mariana Brodová, was born in Prague.

In #Theresienstadt Ghetto from 10 December 1941.
Deported to #Auschwitz on 28 October 1944 together with her mother Terezie.
They both did not survive.

A photo of the face of a young smiling girl. She has a bit messy, dark hair.

Four people standing in a line. A man in a suit, two girls in white dresses (the second is standing on a small chair), and a woman in a long evening dress.

20 April 1933 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Sophia Kaatje van Hasselt, was born in Oosterwolde.

In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz together with her parents Simon and Geertje, and her older sister Hermi. None of them survived.

A photo of a teenage boy. His head and shoulders are visible. His hair is nicely combed to the right. His left ear is visible. He is wearing a jacket, shirt and tie.

A photo of a woman. Her face and shoulders are visible. She has curls on her head.

20 April 1928 | A Jewish boy, Yoseph Wacholder, was born in Tel Aviv, British Mandate for Palestine. He lived in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 7 August 1942 in a transport from Beaune-la-Rolande with his mother Dasza. They were probably murdered after the selection.

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.

18 April 1914 | A Polish Jew, Hermann Kleinmüntz, was born in Krakow. A hairdresser.

In #Auschwitz from 3 April 1942.
No. 28798
He perished in the camp on 30 June 1942.
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A portrait photo of a mature man in a nice suit and a vest. He is smiling.

19 April 1890 | A Czech Jew, Karel Eben, was born in Prague.

In the #Theresienstadt ghetto from 27 July 1942.
Arrived at #Auschwitz on 28 October 1942 in a transport of 1867 Jews. Murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

Photo of the side of an old car. The front open window shows the face of a man and a woman. In the rear window, a young boy's head can be seen from behind the open window.

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.

A photo of the face of a young girl. She has curly hair and a slightly open mouth. You can see a semi-circular collar of her blouse.

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

In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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A fragemtn of a mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed(front with bare head). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

18 April 1907 | A Frenchman, Lucien Bellet, was born in Sotteville-lès-Rouen. A metal turner.

In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1942.
No. 45224
He perished in the camp on 1 November 1942.

Studio photograph. An older man dressed in a suit stands leaning with his elbow against a cabinet. In the background are patterns of flowers.

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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An elderly man in a suit - Auschwitz survivor Kazimierz Smoleń. Behind him you can see the large eyes from the Auschwitz Museum logo and the inscription Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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 the Auschwitz Muzeum
He passed away in 2012.
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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: https://t.co/OoVGtqwWPu

Good morning from Chilean Patagonia where our 2 1/2 year old Icelandic stallion Ori has found a new friend.

Young boy photographed behind a table Writing something with a pen on a piece of paper. A lamp shines next to him, casting a strong light on the biruko. The silhouette remains in shadow. The boy has short dark hair. He is wearing a sweater.

18 April 1919 | A German Jew, Bernhard Silberberg, was born in Berlin.

Deported to #Auschwitz. 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.

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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A young boy with curled hair is sitting on the back of a man whose face is not visible as it is cut by the frame of the photo.

12 April 1936 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Sylvain Melzer, was born in Antwerp.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 18 January 1943 in a transport of 610 Jews deported from Mechelen. He was murdered in a gas chamber.

I love your patterns- I’ve made a few Twists and at least one Enigma!

Sweater with cables on front, back and sleeves

Pattern is Affiknity by Patty Lyons in Valley Yarns worsted. Cables on front, back and sleeves, with angled pockets. I’ve made 2 of them- for husband and son. The other one is gray.

On this day in 1920, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt and then, on the 9 May 1942, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Alice Löwyova

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A boxer in short shorts, with his fists folded - slightly bent over, looking ahead. He has dark short hair,.

8 April 1917 | A Pole, Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, was born. A boxer, pre-war Polish bantamweight champion.
Deported to #Auschwitz in the 1st transport of Poles on 14 June 1940.
No. 77
He survived, because for SS men, prisoner fights were an entertainment. Liberated in Bergen-Belsen.

A mature woman wearing dark clothing up to her neck and a thin necklace. She is wearing a hat with a feather.

8 April 1878 | A Czech Jewish woman, Ida Müllerová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 15 December 1943.
She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

A tiny girl with flat-parted hair. Her hands are folded into fists. She is wearing a knitted woollen dress.

8 April 1940 | A French Jewish girl, Jacqueline Benguigui, was born in #Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 25 June 1943 in a transport of 1,018 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 418 people murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

The president telling children at an Easter egg hunt that Biden (a name I’m sure they do not know) was followed around by an auto pen (something which they probably know nothing about) seems like he is a bit out of touch with child development. I wonder if he is out of touch with anything else.

A portrait IF photograph of a man in a suit and round glasses. He has short hair. His face in in the central point of the frame.

7 April 1915 | Czech Jew, Vilém Fantl, was born in Kašperské Hory.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He perished in KL Dachau on 7 February 1945.
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A photo of an older man in a jacket, vest, shirt and tie. He is standing in font of a wall with some drawings. He has a pin in his lapel. He has very little hair - mainly on the sides of his head.

6 April 1914 | A Polish Jew, Arnold Mostowicz, a doctor and journalist, was born in Łódź. During the war in the #Litzmannstadt ghetto. A prisoner of concentration camps, including #Auschwitz. After the war, the co-founder of Gazeta Krakowska, editor of Szpilki. He passed away in 2002.

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.

6 April 1910 | A Polish Jew, Gimpel Wadler, was born in Nowy Sącz. A clerk.

In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942
No. 39607.
He perished on 14 July 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

I put the body in a tote bag but a bowl is an interesting idea 🙂. I also do the sleeves when I get the body 2-3 inches past the armholes so there is not so fabric to deal with. Then I tie the sleeves together to keep them from flopping around so much.

Thank you for all you are doing to preserve our democracy!

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.

29 March 1911 | A Pole, Zbigniew Najbar, was born in Pobuzy. A clerk.

In #Auschwitz from 20 June 1940.
No. 914
He perished in the camp on 9 November 1941.
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Picture of a young woman's face. Head facing the left side of the frame. She has long, wavy hair pinned back. Her ear is exposed. She is smiling - her smile exposes her upper teeth. She has expressive make-up.

29 March 1921 | A Jewish woman, Cecilia Eva Benedek, was born in Turda.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

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.

28 March 1942 | Franciszek (Franz) Doszek escaped #Auschwitz from the Führerheim (SS canteen). He used a stolen SS uniform and a bike. He was captured on 10 September 1942 and detained in the camp prison.
He was executed by shooting in December.