9 June 1899 | Polish Jew, Rufim Hermannstadt, was born. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 2 April 1942.
No. 28756
He perished in the camp on 24 April 1942.
9 June 1918 | Czech Jew, Jiří Mertens, was born in Prague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 February 1943. He did not survive.
8 June 1937 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Ludwig Wijnhausen, was born in Heerlen.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in a gas chamber.
"Gazaanse verslaggever ondersteunt vanuit Nederland Palestijnse collega's", kopt de @NOS boven een artikel van Sophie #Moerland. De "verslaggever" is Hisham #Zaqout. Dat is iemand die met Hamas, Islamitische Jihad en PFLP dweept (zie 2/4). Dat laat de auteur echter onvermeld. 1/4
@jorritreedijk Ooit loslopende hond achter ons in bos die keihard op bange dochter af kwam rennen. Ik draaide me om, gestrekte arm wijzend naar de hond: en weg jij. Zo'n oerkreet stem. Beest is jankend weggerend, kwamen we even later aangelijnd weer tegen, weer piepen.
Hond aan de lijn!!
8 June 1875 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kamila Kapellnerová, was born in Roudnice nad Labem.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt on 18 December 1943. She did not survive.
8 June 1921 | Italian Jew, Ferdinando Nemes, was born in Fiume.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 October 1943 in a transport from Rome.
Camp no. 158638
He survived the war.
A hidden photograph from the Kovno Ghetto preserves a quiet moment between two young brothers whose lives were lived under extreme fear and uncertainty during World War II.
In 1944, five-year-old Avraham Rosenthal stood beside his younger brother Emanuel inside the ghetto, where daily life was defined by hunger, strict control, and constant danger. Even the presence of children was deeply fragile under Nazi policies.
Despite the risks, their uncle helped arrange for a secret photograph to be taken by ghetto photographer George Kadish, who documented life in hiding. Creating and preserving such images was dangerous, but it became an act of silent resistance and memory.
Not long after, both brothers were deported along with their family to the Majdanek concentration camp, where they were killed. The photograph survived the war and was later recovered, preserving a trace of lives that were nearly erased.
Today, the image stands as a reminder of how even the smallest records can hold the weight of entire lives and histories.
#HolocaustHistory