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25 November 1894 | A Dutch Jew, Bob Hanf, was born in Amsterdam. A painter, writer, violinist & composer. He was arrested on 23 April 1944 & incarcerated in #Westerbork. From there, he was deported to #Auschwitz where he perished in September 1944.

23 October 1907 | A Polish Jew, Salomon Schlittner, was born in Sanok. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942. No. 25546 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942.

20 October 1895 | Polish woman, Zofia Pajda, was born in Kisielów. In #Auschwitz from 19 January 1943 No. 29889 She perished in the camp on 28 March 1943.

18 October 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Renee Stolowicz, was born in Paris. In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

18 October 1944 | A transport of 1,500 Jews deported from the Theresienstadt ghetto arrived at #Auschwitz. Among those murdered in gas chamber and crematorium III after the selection were three distinguished composers: Pavel Haas, Hans Krása, and Viktor Ullmann.

@lastwordmsnow.bsky.social Bob Harvie has a competitive race against Fitzpatrick in PA 1 for House of Reps. He was endorsed by the Philadelphia Inquirer, which pointed out that Fitzpatrick's supposedly independent voting record is actually quite opportunistic. He needs some good press.

#@lawrenceodonnell #@lastwordmsnow Please bring on Bob Harvie, running for the House in PA 1 against Fitzpatrick. Race is narrowing and he could use the boost.

14 October 1944 | In a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from #Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz was a German Jewish woman, Regina Jonas. She did not survive. In 1935 she became the 1st woman ordained as a rabbi by the liberal rabbi Max Dienemann. https://t.co/tgjcdgMm6J

14 October 1922 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Rosa Labzowski, was born in Zierikzee. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 September 1943 in a transport of 1,004 deported from #Westerbork. No. 58008 She perished in the camp. --- Women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

12 October 1892 | Edith Stein was born in Wrocław. She was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism & became a theologian & a Carmelite nun. She was murdered in #Auschwitz in August 1942. Stein was beatified in 1987 and canonized in October 1998.

11 October 1887 | An Austrian Jew, Rudolf Samec, was born in Graz. An upholsterer. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 38174 He perished in the camp on 25 June 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

10 October 1944 | SS detained four female Jewish prisoners: Ella Gartner, Róża Robota, Regina Safir & Estera Wajsblum. They were involved in smuggling explosives that were used by the Sonderkommando prisoners during their revolt on 7 October 1944. The women were hanged on 6 January 1945.

9 October 1932 | A French Jewish girl, Rose Aboulafia, was born in Paris. In April 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Victoria and younger sister Odette. They were murdered in a gas chamber. --- Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

8 October 1937 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sara van Hasselt, was born in Rotterdam. In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Heintje. They were probably both murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. Her father, Levie, also perished in Auschwitz.

2 October 1934 | A Jewish girl, Klara Weisz, was born in Milan. A daughter of Arpad Weisz, a Hungarian Jewish football player and coach. In October 1942, she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber with her mother and brother. Arpad perished in the camp in January 1944.

2 October 1936 | Czech Jewish girl, Anita Brandeisová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

1 October 1894 | A Polish Jew, Wolf Hercenberg, was born in Warsaw. He emigrated to France. In July 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

#🧶 #showmeyourknits A bit late in posting, but it appears that I am definitely attracted to fall colors! Pattern info in Alt

23 September 1943 | A transport of 979 Jews deported from the Westerbork camp in the occupied Netherlands arrived at Auschwitz. After the arrival selection, 303 men and 288 women were registered in the camp. The remaining 388 people were murdered in a gas chamber.

13 September 1930 | A French Jewish girl, Lucienne Biabylen, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 26 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. After the selection, she was murdered in a gas chamber. --- Gas chambers of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

13 September 1891 | An Italian Jewish woman, Ester Better, was born in Fiume. Before the war she lived in Bratislava, then she moved to Hungary. In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

🧶 #showmeyourknits A scarf for this week's theme. The pattern is by Barry Klein. I think it is called Stair Steps or something like that. It's purple and mustardy gold.

11 September 1885 | A Czech, Adolf Hromadka, was born. A farm worker. In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942. No. 39707 He perished in the camp on 30 June 1942.

11 September 1906 | A Pole, Józef Mirochna, was born in Bochnia. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp. No. 594 He perished in the camp on 26 August 1942. --- The first transport of Poles to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/kKOZLEUo2QM

11 September 1902 | A Polish Jew, Nikodem Rawicki, was born in Kielce. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 25 October 1941. No. 22189 He perished in the camp on 30 October 1941.

11 September 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Godfrey Hoepelman, was born at The Hague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

8 September 1924 | Czech Jewish twin sisters, Jana and Šarlota Illnerová, were born in Liberec. They were deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 January 1943. They did not survive.

#showmeyourknits 🧶 A basic feather and fan pattern in lace weight yarn from stash

A basic feather and fan scarf

7 September 1880 | An Austrian Jewish woman, Rosa Fischer, was born in Vienna. She lived in Budapest. In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

Before you believe anything, run it through Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit: What’s the evidence? Can it be independently verified? Is there a simpler explanation? What would prove it wrong? Do I believe it because I want it to be true? A pretty good filter for life.

5 September 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, David Ossendrijver, was born in Rotterdam. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 7 April 1944 in a transport of 240 Jews deported from #Westerbork. He was among 111 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

4 September 1930 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Laszlo Widder, was born in Budapest. In 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive. --- 📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/

2 September 1932 | A Jewish boy, Dov Imre Berkovits, was born in Șimleu Silvaniei in Romania. In May 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://bit.ly/4ql4LTV

1 September 1923 | Dutch Jewish woman, Roza Anholt-Delden, was born in Amsterdam. In July 1942 she was deported from #Westerbork to #Auschwitz with her daughter Christina. They were murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

1 September 1942 | A Spanish man, Joaquín Corteillo, perished in #Auschwitz. He was a farmer born in Valencia in January 1910. A republican engaged in fighting against the nationalists. He was deported from a prison in Bremen & registered in Auschwitz on 18 July 1942 (no. 18186). He was 32.

29 August 1886 | A Polish man, Ernest Cieślewski, was born in Ostrów. Engineer, lieutenant colonel pilot of the Polish Army. One of the founders of Polish military aviation. In Auschwitz from 17 June 1942. No. 39566 He perished in the camp on 1 November 1942.

28 August 1891 | A Pole, Mikołaj Siemion, was born in Ratoszyn. A teacher, member of Polish Legions. During World War II engaged in resistance. Father of an actor Wojciech Siemion. In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941. No. 19846 He was shot in the camp on 28 October 1942.

27 August 1942 | A transport of 995 Jews deported from Malines / Mechelen in German-occupied Belgium arrived at #Auschwitz. After the selection 101 men & 114 women were registered. 780 people were murdered in gas chambers. Julius & Tauba Radziwiller were among them.

27 August 1902 | Czech Jewish woman, Karolina Červinková, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 20 January 1943. She did not survive.

25 August 1899 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Roszkowska, was born in Lublin. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 12 December 1942. No. 26772 She perished in the camp on 8 March 1943.

25 August 1928 | A French Jewish girl, Francine Dreyer, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 15 February 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She did not survive.

24 August 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Ivonne Stern, was born. In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

23 August 1889 | A Polish Jew, Bencjan Gurewicz, was born in Bobrujsk. In #Auschwitz from 11 December 1941. No 23982 He perished in the camp on 16 December 1941.

21 August 1922 | Frenchman Marcel Andréas was born in Saint-Ouen. In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1942. No. 45172 He perished in the camp on 30 November 1942.

20 August 1903 | A Pole, Józef Gociek, was born in Wędrynia. A Catholic priest, Augustinian OSA. In #Auschwitz from 4 November 1941. No. 22402 He perished in the camp on 16 November 1941 after receiving 125 blows with a stick.

12 August 1910 | German Jew Werner Melchiker was born in Berlin. Despite being a former French Foreign Legionary, he was deported from Vernet-en-Arriège via Drancy to #Auschwitz where he arrived in a transport of 1 013 Jews on 6 September 1942. He did not survive.

11 August 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eszter Abraham, was born. In May 1944 she was a deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

10 August 1885 | German Jew, Chaim Kraus, was born in Pommerensdorf (today Pomorzany, part of Szczecin in Poland). He emigrated to Belgium. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

9 August 1934 | A French Jewish boy, Henri Kotlina, was born in Nancy. In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.