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30 December 1886 | Jewish woman, Léa Idelson, was born in Haifa (then in Ottoman Empire). She lived in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 3 February 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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31 January 1921 | A Czech Jewish woman, Hana Picková, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 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
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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31 December 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Alfred van der Linden, was born in Amsterdam.

In December 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his brother Henri. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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29 December 1920 | A Polish Jew, Abraham Alban, was born in Tarnów. A worker.

In #Auschwitz from 24 February 1942.
No. 25166
He perished in the camp on 6 March 1942.
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🎧 Our podcast about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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28 December 1891 | A Polish Jew, Fiszel Reches, was born in Niemirów. A butcher.

In #Auschwitz from 13 January 1942
No. 25507
He perished in the camp on 6 March 1942.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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28 December 1935 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Hans Joachim Straus, was born in The Hague.

In October 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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28 December 1885 | A Dutch Jewish woman Philippine de Ploeg was born in Amsterdam.

She was deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt on 20 January 1944 & from there on 9 October she was transported to #Auschwitz. Most likely she was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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27 December 1919 | A French Jew, Edmund Blanc, was born in Paris.

In #Auschwitz from 20 December 1943
No. 169764
Out of 850 Jews from his transport, 505 were murdered in a gas chamber. Blanc perished in the camp on 7 Feb 1944.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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27 December 1927 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Meijer Koster, was born in Amsterdam.

In September 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
December 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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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.
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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26 December 1899 | A Polish Jew, Abram Finkelstein, was born in Radom. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 20 December 1941
No. 24955
He perished in the camp on 29 December 1941.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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25 December 1910 | Nikolay Makarchov was born. A Soviet army soldier.

In #Auschwitz from October 1941.
No. R-2933 (Soviet prisoner of war)
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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25 December 1903 | A Polish Jew Aron Najmiler was born in Łódź. He emigrated to Belgium. A cutter.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Mechelen / #Malines on 4 August 1942. He did not survive.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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25 December 1942 | A cruelly beaten Polish prisoner, Stefan Muczkowski (no. 75688), a curator of the National Museum in Cracow, was brought to the infirmary Block 20 at Auschwitz I. He perished there on the same day as a result of injuries.
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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25 December 1910 | Greek Jewish woman, Bella Cohen (nee Nahmias) was born in Thessaloniki. She emigrated to France.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942 with her husband Juda and their children Esther and Rachel. None of them survived.
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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24 December 1920 | A Czech Jewish woman, Herta Reicherová, was born in Ostrava.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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24 December 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Heidi (Hedy) Metzger, was born in Berlichingen. In January 1939 she fled to the Netherlands.

In July 1942 she was deported from Westerbork to #Auschwitz and registered in the camp.
She perished there on 23 September 1942.
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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24 December 1917 | A Polish Jew, Henoch Kornfeld, was born in Brzozów. A tailor.

In #Auschwitz from 15 December 1941
No. 24561
He perished in the camp on 7 March 1942.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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24 December 1930 | French Jewish girl, Fajga Wajsfas, was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 24 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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23 December 1935 | French Jewish girl, Jacqueline Gutkind, was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 9 February 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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23 December 1912 | A Polish Jew, Arnold Wolkowicz, was born in Częstochowa. Stolarz.

In #Auschwitz from 25 October 1941.
No. 22243
He perished in the camp on 3 November 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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22 December 1906 | Austrian Jew, Hans Jellinek was born in Vienna. He emigrated to Norway after March 1938. Bridge world champion.

In Auschwitz from 1 December 1942
No. 79140
He perished in the camp on 14 January 1943.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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22 December 1927 | Dutch Jewish girl, Bette Sanders, was born in Amsterdam.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1943. She did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz

📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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21 December 1903 | A Czech Jew, Arnošt Beck, was born in Prague.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive.
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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21 December 1900 | A Polish Jew, Jankiel Winter, was born in Grodziec.

In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942.
No. 25268
He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM