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Hans-Jürgen Harry Karl Wentritt @gung72.bsky.social · 1h

#RunningPunks... At Home again...First very short prework run of the week...Done..one the ferry Yesterday WE SAW a russian warship neside us...

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14h

2 November 1914 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Jenny Sjer, was born in Amsterdam.

In December 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Vintage black and white portrait of a woman with medium-length wavy hair, wearing round glasses and a dark collared shirt.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14h

2 November 1942 | An SS doctor selected 49 sick prisoners at the Auschwitz infirmary. They were killed with phenol heart injections that day.

Learn about the world of criminal medicine in the camp from our podcast: https://youtu.be/5hUoEAsCnoU

(image: drawing by a Survivor Mieczysław Kościelniak)

A black and white illustration depicting a phenol heart injection execution at Auschwitz.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 11h

3 November 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Max Beem, was born in Amsterdam.

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

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 8h

3 November 1911 | A Dutch Jew Simon Cune, was born in Amsterdam.

In March 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

Black and white portrait of a young man looking directly at the camera.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 20h

A mass in front of Block 11 of the former Auschwitz I camp held on 2 November, the day of Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.

Priests from local parishes gathered at the Memorial to offer prayers for all the victims of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz.

An outdoor religious ceremony at the former Auschwitz concentration camp, featuring multiple clergy members dressed in purple robes officiating at a table, with attendees seated in front facing the clergy.

A group of people gathered for a mass at the Auschwitz Memorial, viewd from the distance through barbed wire fences.

A group of people attending an outdoor mass at the Auschwitz Memorial, with clergy members in purple robes at the front.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 20h

2 November 1934 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sara Ina van Dijk, was born in Dordrecht.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1944. 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

A very young girl in a dress standing in a garden. She is holding a large teddy bear in her hands.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 18h

2 November 1943 | 1,870 Jews arrived at #Auschwitz from the labor camp in Szopienice. After the selection made by SS doctors, 463 men and 28 women were registered in the camp as prisoners. The remaining 1,379 people were immediately murdered in gas chambers.

Sepia-toned sketch depicting a selection of Jews at the old platform between Auschwtiz and Birkenau camps

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 17h

2 November 1905 | A Polish woman, Stefania Osler, was born in Sarajevo. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 28 May 1942.
No. 7484
She perished in the camp on 9 January 1943.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 17h

📷 A historic freight car standing on the ramp at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site, where deported Jews were subjected to selections by German doctors starting in May 1944.

The SS photographed the selection process on the ramp in 1944.

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Photos by: instagram.com/meel_aniee1211

A vintage wooden railway car on tracks at dusk, with a clear sky in the background. The former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.

Historical photograph of a large group of individuals during the selection process at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp, with several guards visible in the foreground.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

2 November 1894 | A Czech Jewish woman, Anna Altmannová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.

Portrait of a woman, looking directly at the camera, with a neutral expression. The image has a vintage sepia tone.

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Chelsea Blue @lordye.bsky.social · 1d

If this is how you represent your government then we are all well and truly f*cked

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

2 November 1901 | A Polish Jew, Herz Klafter, was born in Kamienica. A shoemaker.

In #Auschwitz from 5 March 1942.
No. 26397
He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

2 November 1936 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Jan Carl Albert Ruschkewitz, was born in The Hague.

In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

Vintage photo of a little boy in a bonnet, sitting in a classic car under dappled sunlight.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

2 November 1920 | A Pole, Czesław Gil, was born in Jarosław.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
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He perished in the camp on 10 May 1943.
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Video about the first transport of Poles to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/kKOZLEUo2QM

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 1d

“The circle sits beautifully within a vertical landscape. Tower blocks, the cathedral spire..the obelisks of the Victorian cemetery, even the wind turbines on surrounding hills, all seem to mirror the stones." A lovely read on Sighthill's nod to prehistory from Peter Ross' book Upon a White Horse.

Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 1d

"Weird things like the standing stones give the city its soul." There's an extract from Upon A White Horse in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social. It's about Glasgow's only stone circle. I'll be talking about the book at the Aye Write book festival on Nov 15.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558912...

'It doesn’t just work archaeo-astronomically, it also works at an emotional level'

Journalist Peter Ross joins Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite at Glasgow’s modern stone circle in Sighthill – part memorial, part urban myth – as…

www.heraldscotland.com

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 23h

"In the build up to the 2026 election we need to see all parties commit to full transparency about the scale of pollution in Scotland"
theferret.scot/scott...

A yellow warning sign on a beach reads “KEEP OUT – SEWAGE CONTAMINATED WATER. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE ILLNESS.” Waves crash near a pier in the background. Overlaid text says: “These Scottish beaches were officially rated ‘excellent’. But they were polluted with human and animal waste.”

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 23h

2 November 1891 | A Czech Jew, Erwin Elischak, was born in Most.

In #Auschwitz from 29 April 1942.
No. 33283
He perished in the camp on 21 May 1942.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2d

1 November 1894 | A Czech Jew, Edvard Porias, was born in Prague.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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The ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Vintage black and white portrait of a man wearing a fedora and a heavy overcoat.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2d

1 November 1908 | A Frenchman, Paulin Coutelas, was born in Reuil.

In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1942.
No. 45408
He perished in the camp on 15 August 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2d

1 November 1942 | A Polish man, Ernest Cieślewski, perished in the Auschwitz camp.

He was an engineer, a lieutenant colonel pilot of the Polish Army. One of the founders of Polish military aviation.

In Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 39566
He was 56 years old.

Photograph of a Polish officer in uniform from the early 20th century, standing on a tree-lined path

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

1 November 1877 | A German Jewish woman, Else Ury, was born in Berlin. A writer known primarily for her children's books from the 'Nesthäkche'n series.

On 13 January 1943, she was murdered in a gas chamber in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
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Women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Black and white portrait of German Jewish woman, Else Ury, featuring a thoughtful expression, wearing a blouse under a dark jacket.

Black and white portrait of German Jewish woman, Else Ury, dressed in a high-collared blouse adorned with lace.

Book cover for "Nesthäkchen im Kinderheim" by Else Ury, featuring an illustration of children playing at a beach, with one child in a blue swimsuit running towards a beach ball.

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Hans-Jürgen Harry Karl Wentritt @gung72.bsky.social · 1d

Das ist Martin Schöffel..

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Hans-Jürgen Harry Karl Wentritt @gung72.bsky.social · 1d

Mr. Burns und Smithers....?
EKELIG!EKELIG!EKELIG!

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

1 November 1882 | A Jew, Abraham Bernstein, was born in Malmö. In 1900 he emigrated to Norway. He served as a Norwegian border guard, later owned glass store.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.

An id photo of a mature man - Abraham Bernstein

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