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12 October 1892 | Edith Stein was born in Wrocław. She was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism, became a theologian & a Carmelite nun. She was murdered in Auschwitz in August of 1942.
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27 December 1924 | A Polish Jew Jakub (Jack) Fogel was born in Turek.
In Auschwitz from 27 August 1943
No. 140964
Transferred to Fürstengrube sub-camp.
In 1945 he was on a death march, ending up on one of the ships in the Lubeck Bay that were mistakenly bombed by the British RAF on 3 May 1945. More than 7,000 prisoners were killed. Jakub survived.
After the war he emigrated to Australia.
Today he turns 98.
Happy birthday.
#Auschwitz #history #ww2 #Holocaust #birthday #otd #Turek #Australia
In Auschwitz from 27 August 1943
No. 140964
Transferred to Fürstengrube sub-camp.
In 1945 he was on a death march, ending up on one of the ships in the Lubeck Bay that were mistakenly bombed by the British RAF on 3 May 1945. More than 7,000 prisoners were killed. Jakub survived.
After the war he emigrated to Australia.
Today he turns 98.
Happy birthday.
#Auschwitz #history #ww2 #Holocaust #birthday #otd #Turek #Australia
