12 April 1936 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Sylvain Melzer, was born in Antwerp.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 18 January 1943 in a transport of 610 Jews deported from Mechelen. He was murdered in a gas chamber.

12 April 1930 | A French Jewish girl, Dora Gottfried, was born in #Paris to Chaya and Selig.

On 23 August 1942 she was killed in a gas chamber at #Auschwitz. She was 12 years old.

12 April 1936 | A French Jewish girl, Marcelle Brotkiewicz, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 26 August 1942 in a transport of 1000 Jews deported from Drancy. After selection, she was murdered in a gas chamber.

11 April 1987 | Primo Levi passed away. He was an Italian Jewish writer & chemist.

From 26 February 1944 a prisoner of the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz no. 174517.

In September 1947 he published his book "If this is a man". #poetry #history #OnThisDay #PrimoLevi

11 April 1939 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Janos Willheim, was born in Salgotarjan.

In 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

9 April 1934 | Hungarian Jewish girl Hajnal Fried was born in Vilmany.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

9 April 1895 | A Czech Jew, Rudolf Fischer, was born in Prague. An engineer.

In #Auschwitz from 11 June 1942.
No. 39274.
He perished on 23 June 1942.