On this day in 1901, a Jewish woman was born in Germany. Living in Prague, on the 16 Oct 1941 she was deported to the Łódź Ghetto with her daughter Mirjam (3) and in Aug 1944 to Auschwitz where they were murdered. Her name was Mathilde Friedmannová Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

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17 October 1929 | A Polish Jew, Abram Joskowicz, was born in Zawiercie. He lived in Czeladź. In 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

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On this day in 1928, a Czech Jewish girl was born. On the 16 Oct 1941 she deported to Theresienstadt with her mother and two sisters and on the 25 May 1942 to the Lublin Ghetto. They all perished in the Shoah. Her name was Marie Subertová

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Dr. Mae Jemison was born #OTD in 1956. In 1992, she launched into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour making her the first Black woman to travel into space. 🚀 An incredible life: + Physician (M.D., Cornell 1981) + Peace Corps Area Medical Officer in Sierra Leone & Liberia #WomenInSTEM

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On this day in 1942, a 53 year old Polish man perished in Auschwitz after being incarcerated for 4 days. Before being imprisoned he was a worker. His name was Jan Kotas Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

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