Vintage close-up photo of a smiling girl with short, styled hair and polka dot attire.
7 March 1932 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Ewa Marton, was born in Körmend.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy with curly hair, wearing a light-colored shirt.
7 March 1930 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Izak Philip van Dijk, was born in Oss.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Thanks
Gray cabled sweater with saddle shoulders, shawl collar and angled pockets. Affiknity pattern by Patty Lyons.
#knitting and crochet #showmeyourknits
Sweater made for my son, modeled on (shorter) hubby.
Pattern is Affiknity by Patty Lyons. Cable up sleeves and saddle shoulder.
Gray cable sweater with saddle sleeves, pockets and shawl color. Affiknity pattern by Patty Lyons.
Knit for my son, modeled on my (shorter) husband. Cables up the sleeves and saddle shoulder.
Vintage portrait of a boy wearing a button-up shirt and overalls, looking to the side with a slight smile.
4 March 1929 | A Czech Jew, Hanuš Harzstark, was born in Prague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. He did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSq
4 March 1902 | A German Jewish woman, Lotte Mamlok, was born in Wirsitz.
She was deported to #Auschwitz in 1943 with her husband Max and sons Robert & Peter. Husband and Peter were registered in the camp and perished later. Lotte and Robert were murdered in the gas chamber.
My husband has been studying Korzybski’s work for many years and has a started a study/discussion group in it. He said your comment and photo just made his day!
The photo is exquisite! It made mine!
#OTD in 1839, Octavius Catto was born. An educator and civil rights activist, he fought for Black voting rights during Reconstruction and was murdered while encouraging men to vote. #TheMarchContinues
Black and white portrait of a young girl wearing a bow in her hair and a patterned dress, looking contemplatively to the side.
22 January 1938 | French Jewish girl, Eliane Fischer, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 28 October 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://bit.ly/4ql4LTV
22 January 1913 | A Czech Jewish woman, Hana Radnitzerová, was born in Blovice.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
Vintage portrait of a man wearing a dark suit and tie.
21 February 1897 | A Czech Jew, Frantisek Freund, was born.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Vintage portrait of a young man wearing a dark suit and tie.
19 February 1912 | A Dutch Jew, Mozes de Wolf, was born in Amsterdam.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 21 October 1942 in a transport of 1,327 Jews deported from Westerbork.
No. 69666
He perished in the camp on 17 February 1943, two days before his 31st birthday.
Black and white photo of Margot Frank smiling at the camera.
16 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, was born in Frankfurt. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. After being arrested, they were deported with their parents to #Auschwitz. The sisters perished in Bergen-Belsen.
Beautiful
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.
15 February 1890 | A Polish Jew, Lejbusz Brojtman, was born in Szydłowiec. He was a tanner.
In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 23633
He perished in the camp on 7 March 1942.
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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.
12 February 1912 | A Polish Jew, Majer Kryształ, was born in Iłża.
In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942.
No. 37530
He perished in the camp on 8 August 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
Bondi’s smile when Congresswoman Balint walked out of the hearing was chilling.
Black and white portrait of a young woman with hair pulled back, gazing intently at the viewer.
Vintage sepia-toned portrait of two young women, posing close together.
Vintage black and white photo of a couple in wedding attire, featuring a man with a mustache and bow tie, and the woman wearing a veil with floral adornments.
10 February 1924 | Helena Meislová, a Czech Jewish girl, was born (on the right).
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943 together with her sister Vlasta and their parents, Ota & Arnoštka. None of them survived.
Black and white portrait of a man smiling, wearing a tweed suit and a tie.
9 February 1898 | A Czech Jew, Jindřich Lampl, was born in Bechyně.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 29 September 1944. He did not survive.
Vintage passport photo of a woman with a solemn expression, wearing a dark high-collared blouse. The photo is aged and shows wear, including a punched hole at the top.
Vintage portrait of a woman wearing a feathered hat and fur stole.
7 February 1892 | A Czech Jewish woman Pavla Brucková was born in Kolín.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 9 October 1944. She did not survive.
Black and white historical photo of a smiling girl in a dress with round collar and buttons on the sides.
6 February 1944 | A transport of 1,214 Jewish men, women & children deported from occupied France arrived at Auschwitz.
After the selection, 166 men & 49 women were registered. The remaining 999 people were murdered in gas chambers.
One of them was Louise Pikovsky. She was 16.
It’s on Ravelry
We need more protest songs.
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 February 1911 | An Ukrainian, Ivan Antoniuk, was born. A worker.
In #Auschwitz from 12 August 1942.
Nr 28085
He perished in the camp on 13 January 1943.
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🎧 A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
Check out Scharlet’s latest book- The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. C Street: the fundamentalist threat to American Democracy also a must read.
So true!
Good morning! You woke up on a small, spinning rock, orbiting an ordinary star, one of hundreds of billions in a galaxy that’s been here for a long time. And somehow, in all that vastness, you’re here, making meaning out of a single day. Feels pretty miraculous to me. #sciart
It’s wonderful to be reminded of the awesomeness we inhabit in these difficult times. Thank you.
Black and white portrait of a young girl with curly hair, wearing a dark buttoned dress with a collar.
26 January 1937 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Polak, was born in Amsterdam.
She arrived at Auschwitz in a transport of 1010 Jews deported from Westerbork on 28 July 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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▶ Gas chambers & crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
