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.

21 April 1894 | A Polish man, Wojciech Gawrys, was born in Osiek. A farming inspector.

In #Auschwitz from 24 May 1941.
No. 16114
He perished in the camp on 8 August 1941.
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📖 "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.

20 April 1921 | A Polish man, Tadeusz Himstedt, was born in Łódź. A student.

In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940.
No. 2246
He perished in the camp on 6 September 1942.
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🎧/📖 Registration photos in Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4adWOeJ

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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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

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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📖 Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

Portrait photograph for documents. A man with short words wearing frame glasses on his nose. He has a narrow mouth. He is wearing a jacket, tie - the collar is slightly folded over the tie.

3 April 1882 | An Austrian composer of Jewish origin Richard Fall was born. Conductor in operettas in Berlin and composer of film music in Hollywood. He fled to France.

In #Auschwitz from 23 November 1943 (deported from Drancy). He perished in January 1945.

More: https://bit.ly/4bNujoX

A girl with curly hair wearing a hat sits on a chair. She is wearing a coat with big buttons. There is a bow on her head.

3 April 1938 | A French Jewish girl, Charlotte Dancyger, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was murdered in a gas chamber after 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.

3 April 1921 | A Pole, Michał Hamerski, was born. A farmer.

In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941.
No. 11820
He was shot on 11 November 1941.
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▶ Watch a short video about Block 11 and its yard where shooting executions were held: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa

Portrait photograph of a young girl in a blouse with a semi-circle collar. She has long straight hair covering her years parted on the left side of her head.

2 April 1930 | A Czech Jewish girl, Daisy Lowositzová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
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Children at Auschwitz
📖 https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
🎧 https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

26 March 1921 | A Polish woman, Zofia Węcławik, was born in Majdan Skierbieszowski.

In #Auschwitz from 13 December 1942.
No. 27089
She perished in the camp on 2 May 1943.
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More on deportations from Zamość Region:
📖 Lesson: https://bit.ly/3Pe0GnK
🎧 Podcast: https://bit.ly/3Pe0G7e

Old black and white photograph of a young girl with curly hair and a polka-dot dress.

19 March 1939 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Agi Singer, was born in Gyor.

In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

19 March 1912 | A Polish Jew, Bolesław Zejdenweber, was born in Radom. Sn electrician.

In #Auschwitz from 20 October 1942.
No. 68992
Fate unknown.
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📖 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.

19 March 1910 | A Pole, Kazimierz Lewiński, was born in Brody. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 25 April 1942.
Camp no. 33145
He was shot on 25 May 1942.
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▶ Watch a short video about Block 11 and its yard where shooting executions were held: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa

Black and white portrait of a mature woman, featuring a close-up view of her face with a gentle expression.

19 March 1874 | Jewish woman, Thora Mendelsohn (nee Paltiel) was born in Malmö. She moved to Norway in 1894.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Black and white portrait of a young girl with dark, curly hair, wearing a collared dress and looking intensely at the camera.

1 March 1925 | A Czech Jewish woman, Věra Popperová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Black and white vintage portrait of a young boy smiling at the camera, wearing a plaid jacket.

1 March 1927 | A French Jew, Benjamin Trauger, was born in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 15 February 1943 in a transport of 1000 Jews deported from Drancy. He did not survive.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

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.

1 March 1918 | A Pole, Karol Kurek, was born in Rajtarowice.

In #Auschwitz from 18 September 1942.
No. 64388
On 1 February 1943, he was transferred to KL Sachsenhausen and liberated there.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

Black and white portrait of a girl, featuring with a bow in their hair, looking directly at the camera.

1 March 1932 | Dutch Jewish girl, Ingeborg Engelander, was born in Amsterdam.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

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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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a woman with wavy hair, wearing a dark outfit and a necklace.

2 March 1912 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marie Finková, was born in Brandýs nad Labem.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 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.

2 March 1903 | A Polish Jew, Icek Meppen, was born in Warsaw.

In #Auschwitz from 12 February 1942.
No. 21543
He perished in the camp five days later.

Vintage photograph of a girl wearing a party hat and a patterned outfit, standing in front of leafy foliage.

2 March 1933 | A Romanian Jewish girl, Alis Diner, was born in Satu Mare.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

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 March 1942 | A Polish Jew Samuel Grünhut (no. 25208) who was incarcerated in the camp prison in Block 11 decided to take his own life and hanged himself.

Grünhut was born in Tarnów on 12 May 1894. He was a glazier.

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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▶ 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.

2 March 1907 | A Pole, Jan Kogus, was born in Biały Kamień. A baker.

In #Auschwitz from 12 January 1942.
No. 25484
He perished in the camp on 12 March 1942.
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🎧/📖 Registration photos in Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4adWOeJ

Black and white photo of a young boy in a dark sweater, looking at the camera.

9 February 1929 | A French Jewish boy, Raymond Bialek, was born in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 9 August 1942 in a transport of 1,069 Jews deported from Pithiviers. He was among the 794 people murdered in a gas chamber after 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.

21 January 1924 | An Ukrainian, Grigory Makarenko, was born. A lathe-operator trainee.

In #Auschwitz from 10 August 1942.
No. 57791
He perished in the camp on 3 October 1942.
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🎧 A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

Black and white portrait of a young man with slicked-back hair, wearing a dark jacket and tie.

21 January 1924 | French Jew, Henri Bockfeld, was born in Paris.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 20 January 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Old photograph of two young children, sitting side by side.

19 January 1940 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Sarolta Grünwald (pictured left), was born in Csongrad.

In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. She was 4 years old. Her two years older brother Sandor was killed with her.

Black and white historical photograph depicting a long, low barracks building surrounded by a barren landscape.

19 January 1945 | Red Army soldiers marched into Jaworzno and liberated some 400 prisoners left behind in one of the biggest of the #Auschwitz sub-camps, Neu-Dachs.

Read about this sub-camp: auschwitz.org/en/history/auschwitz-sub...

"On Auschwitz" (7): the fate of Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz YouTube video by Auschwitz Memorial / Miejsce Pamięci Auschwitz

19 January 1937 | A German Sinti boy, Friedrich Reinhardt, was born.

In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 9 March 1943.
No Z-1706
He perished in the camp on 26 June 1943.