Six years ago today, Ahmaud Arbery was senselessly killed while doing something as simple as going for a run. His life mattered. His memory endures. Today we pause to honor him, hold his family in our hearts, and recommit to the work of building a world where no one has to fear simply existing. Rest in power, Ahmaud. 🕊️
Today, we honor the life and memory of Ahmaud Arbery, a Georgian who was killed simply out of hate.
I’ll never forget speaking to his mother in the wake of his murder and hearing the pain in devastation in her voice. It’s because of Ahmaud that Georgia has a Hate Crimes Law.
21 January 1929 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Sophia Philips, was born in Heerlen.
In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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📖 Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: https://t.co/v74LIFydjU
I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
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://t.co/LQFeX1T7Bj
22 January 1882 | A Pole, Mieczysław Demkowicz-Dobrzański, was born in Jarosław. Major of the Polish Army.
In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941.
No. 11232
He perished in the camp on 11 January 1942.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: https://t.co/actXXCUbM1
22 January 1920 | A Czech, Leopold Andrusal, was born in Místek.
In #Auschwitz from 31 January 1943.
No. 98438
Fate unknown.
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🎧 A podcast about registration photos: https://t.co/MZmGP2r447
22 January 1945 | During the evacuation march of prisoners from Auschwitz III-Monowitz, near Gliwice, SS guards shot Victor Perez, a Tunisian Jewish boxer, the World Flyweight Champion in 1931 & 1932. He was deported to #Auschwitz in October 1943.
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Our #podcast about sport and sportspeople at Auschwitz: https://t.co/J3gPeLoc7h