Auschwitz Memorial
@AuschwitzMuseum

Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site.

 Oświęcim, Polska
auschwitz.org
Joined May 2012
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26 September 1937 | An Italian Jewish girl, Elena Calo, was born in Florence. On 23 May 1944 she was murdered in a gas chamber in #Auschwitz. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: piped.video/Fxnl5HTygrs
Vintage black and white photo of a young girl with curly hair and a large bow on top of their head, wearing a light-colored outfit.

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26 September 1903 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Katalin Gardos, was born. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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26 September 1906 | Czech Jewish woman, Vlasta Popperová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 May 1944. She did not survive.
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25 September 1892 | A Czech Jew, Otto Klinger, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 October 1942. He did not survive.
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25 September 1910 | A Polish Jew, Szylym Fligielman, was born in Warsaw. A hairdresser. In #Auschwitz from 4 September 1941. No. 20367 He perished in the camp on 10 October 1941. --- Watch a short video about the history of Auschwitz: piped.video/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.

ALT 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.

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26 September 1916 | W Dutch Jew, David van Delft, was born in Groningen. In #Auschwitz from 17 July 1942 No. 47194 He perished in the camp on 17 August 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydz…
Vintage wedding photo of a couple, featuring a man in a dark suit and another in a detailed bridal gown and veil, in a formal studio setting.

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25 September 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Margrit Weinberg, was born in Düsseldorf. Her family fled Nazi Germany in 1934 and settled in Amsterdam. In January 1944, Margrit, her brother Walter, and their parents Carl and Mathilde were arrested and taken to the Westerbork transit camp. In February, they were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto. Carl was deported to Auschwitz at the end of September, while his wife and children at the beginning of October. None of them survived. Carla, Walter, and Mathilde were most probably murdered in a gas chamber together right after the arrival selection.
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Podcast | "The Beginnings of Auschwitz" The German Nazi camp Auschwitz was established by the SS in the spring of 1940 in the occupied town of Oświęcim (renamed to Auschwitz). Listen to our podcast about the decision-making process that led to the creation of the camp and the story of its first prisoners. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Lz… ApplePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcas… On YouTube you can switch on sub-title translation mode to be able to follow the podcast in different languages: piped.video/NOvDKNpCeLg Transcript: auschwitz.org/en/education/e… --- Watch a short video about the first transport of Polish men to Auschwitz: piped.video/kKOZLEUo2QM If you haven’t already, please give us a review and rate the podcast wherever you listen to it. Share it with others to help us reach more people with our online educational resources. All podcasts: podcast.auschwitz.org
A large group of men standing in front of a set of train cars. View from the perspective of the room of the train.

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25 September 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Abel Bac, was born in Paris. On his 4th birthday he was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz. On 27 September 1942 he was murdered in a gas chamber. --- Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau - Bunkers I & II: piped.video/Rr6lF75fDmU
A vintage black and white photo of a young child sitting beside a vase of flowers.

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Claude Vecksler, a Jewish boy from Paris. He was murdered in a gas chamber at Auschwitz II-Birkenau on 25 September 1942. He was 11 months old. He arrived at Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy in German-occupied France. He was among 475 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. --- Listen to our podcast dedicated to the tragic fate of some 232 thousand children deported to Auschwitz. piped.video/aYKx_zpLSqA & learn why in March 1942 the German Nazi Auschwitz concentration camp became - at the same time - an extermination center for Jews. piped.video/tRwZ49q-9e0
A black-and-white photograph of a baby boy, appearing to be crying or upset. The image is somewhat blurred, but the facial features of the child, including wide eyes and an open mouth, are visible. The baby has a small amount of hair and seems quite young.

ALT A black-and-white photograph of a baby boy, appearing to be crying or upset. The image is somewhat blurred, but the facial features of the child, including wide eyes and an open mouth, are visible. The baby has a small amount of hair and seems quite young.

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25 September 1923 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Dyl, was born in Okocim. In #Auschwitz from 27 April 1942. No. 6863 She was evacuated to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_ko… Podcast: piped.video/ijTxtbNlJO8
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.

ALT 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.

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25 September 1892 | A Polish Jew, Ludwik Morgenbesser, was born in Krakow. In #Auschwitz from 5 May 1942. No. 34760 He was shot in the camp on 19 June 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydz…
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.

ALT 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.

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25 September 1942 | A German Sinti girl, Theresie Hellberg, was born in Rostock. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 15 March 1943. No. Z-3915 She perished in the camp on 28 March 1943.
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25 September 1941 | The Auschwitz camp administration urgently commissioned the locksmith’s workshop to produce four hermetically sealed hatches for the crematorium. The work was completed the same day. The production of the hatches was most likely connected with the adaptation of the crematorium morgue into a gas chamber. The hatches were intended to tightly close the openings in the ceiling through which Zyklon B was to be introduced. Watch a short video about the first crematorium and gas chamber of the Auschwitz camp: piped.video/wZmBSRVYLoE
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25 September 1910 | A Pole, Aleksander Michałowski, was born in Antoniów. A shoemaker. In #Auschwitz from 17 April 1942. No. 30872 He perished in the camp on 7 June 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: piped.video/c2l9hDA5MZc
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.

ALT 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.

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With great sadness, we received information about the passing of Auschwitz Survivor Julia Wallach, who died at the age of 101. Julia Wallach, née Kac, was born on 14 June 1925 in Paris as the only daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants. During the German occupation of France in July 1942, her mother Marie was arrested in the Vel’ d’Hiv roundup. Julia never saw her again. On 24 April 1943, Julia and her father Joseph were arrested after being denounced. They were imprisoned in Drancy. On 23 June 1943, they were deported to Auschwitz in transport no. 55. Julia was 18 years old. In the camp, she was registered as prisoner no. 46645. Her father did not survive. Julia owed her survival in part to one of her cousins, whom she met there, and who advised her never to miss work, under any circumstances, or she too would go "up the chimney". Julia listened and went to work, even though she was extremely ill with typhus. In January 1945, she was taken on an evacuation march. During the following months, she was transferred westward, including to Ravensbrück. In April 1945, she managed to escape during a death march and eventually reached American soldiers. After the war, she recovered the family apartment in Paris, married a fellow survivor, and raised two children. From the 1960s onward, and with growing intensity in recent decades, Wallach spoke regularly in schools and public events about her deportation and life in Auschwitz. In the 2020s her testimony reached wider audiences through films made by her granddaughter, filmmaker Frankie Wallach. In 2022, she was awarded the Légion d’honneur for her educational work. May her memory be a blessing. Photo: thelastones.org/temoin/julia…
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25 September 1899 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kamila Dorfmannová, was born in Jičín. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.
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25 September 1926 | Polish Jewish woman, Regina Rivka Minc, was born in Łódź. During the war, she was placed in the ghetto until her deportation to Auschwitz in August 1944. Upon arrival, when Dr. Josef Mengele was searching for twins, Regina grabbed her cousin’s hand and declared that they were twins. They were registered in the camp. When the camp was evacuated in mid-January 1945, Regina was forced to walk on the Death March. She reached Ravensbrück where she was liberated. Her cousin perished at Auschwitz. In one of the DP camps, Regina met her future husband Abram Wertzhaizer-Vered. They married in Germany and in September 1948 in Kassel Regina gave birth to her son Arie. In March 1949 she, her husband, and the baby immigrated to Israel from Bari Italy. Regina gave birth to her daughter Hedva in 1953. Regina Minc Vered passed away in Israel in February 1991.
Vintage black and white portrait of a young woman with an intricately styled braid and a solemn expression, wearing a dark sweater.

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Vintage black and white photo of a couple smiling at the camera, a woman wearing a polka dot dress and pearl necklace, and a man in a bright shirt.

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25 September 1882 | Dutch Jewish woman Naatje Dessaur-Susan was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 26 September 1942 in a transport of 928 Jews deported from #Westerbork. She was among 749 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. --- Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
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25 September 1910 | A Pole, Aleksander Michałowski, was born in Antoniów. A shoemaker. In #Auschwitz from 17 April 1942. No. 30872 He perished in the camp on 7 June 1942.
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.

ALT 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.

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