@sandyab.bsky.social
Retired family therapist who knits, reads, is learning to play ukulele, and prefers to live in a real democracy.
Black and white photo of Margot Frank smiling at the camera.
16 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, was born in Frankfurt. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. After being arrested, they were deported with their parents to #Auschwitz. The sisters perished in Bergen-Belsen.
16.02.2026 15:00 β π 537 π 173 π¬ 13 π 6Beautiful
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A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
15 February 1890 | A Polish Jew, Lejbusz Brojtman, was born in SzydΕowiec. He was a tanner.
In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 23633
He perished in the camp on 7 March 1942.
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π Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
12 February 1912 | A Polish Jew, Majer KrysztaΕ, was born in IΕΕΌa.
In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942.
No. 37530
He perished in the camp on 8 August 1942.
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π Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
Bondiβs smile when Congresswoman Balint walked out of the hearing was chilling.
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Black and white portrait of a young woman with hair pulled back, gazing intently at the viewer.
Vintage sepia-toned portrait of two young women, posing close together.
Vintage black and white photo of a couple in wedding attire, featuring a man with a mustache and bow tie, and the woman wearing a veil with floral adornments.
10 February 1924 | Helena MeislovΓ‘, a Czech Jewish girl, was born (on the right).
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943 together with her sister Vlasta and their parents, Ota & ArnoΕ‘tka. None of them survived.
Black and white portrait of a man smiling, wearing a tweed suit and a tie.
9 February 1898 | A Czech Jew, JindΕich Lampl, was born in BechynΔ.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 29 September 1944. He did not survive.
Vintage passport photo of a woman with a solemn expression, wearing a dark high-collared blouse. The photo is aged and shows wear, including a punched hole at the top.
Vintage portrait of a woman wearing a feathered hat and fur stole.
7 February 1892 | A Czech Jewish woman Pavla BruckovΓ‘ was born in KolΓn.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 9 October 1944. She did not survive.
Black and white historical photo of a smiling girl in a dress with round collar and buttons on the sides.
6 February 1944 | A transport of 1,214 Jewish men, women & children deported from occupied France arrived at Auschwitz.
After the selection, 166 men & 49 women were registered. The remaining 999 people were murdered in gas chambers.
One of them was Louise Pikovsky. She was 16.
Itβs on Ravelry
02.02.2026 14:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We need more protest songs.
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A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
1 February 1911 | An Ukrainian, Ivan Antoniuk, was born. A worker.
In #Auschwitz from 12 August 1942.
Nr 28085
He perished in the camp on 13 January 1943.
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π§ A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
Check out Scharletβs latest book- The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. C Street: the fundamentalist threat to American Democracy also a must read.
31.01.2026 00:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So true!
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Good morning! You woke up on a small, spinning rock, orbiting an ordinary star, one of hundreds of billions in a galaxy thatβs been here for a long time. And somehow, in all that vastness, youβre here, making meaning out of a single day. Feels pretty miraculous to me. #sciart
27.01.2026 14:06 β π 390 π 63 π¬ 11 π 3Itβs wonderful to be reminded of the awesomeness we inhabit in these difficult times. Thank you.
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Black and white portrait of a young girl with curly hair, wearing a dark buttoned dress with a collar.
26 January 1937 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Polak, was born in Amsterdam.
She arrived at Auschwitz in a transport of 1010 Jews deported from Westerbork on 28 July 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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βΆ Gas chambers & crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Thank you. Iβll treasure that response! Your photos have inspired me to go to Antarctica- hoping to so later this year.
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Off the coast of Greenland
Itβs hard to appreciate how large some of the icebergs are!
September 2025 - it is so beautiful!
24.01.2026 05:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0With great sadness in my heart, it does.
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A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
17 January 1900 | Czech Anton Frydrych was born in VsetΓn. A butcher's helper.
In #Auschwitz from 29 April 1942.
No. 33822
He perished in the camp on 7 July 1942.
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π§ A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a woman with curly hair, wearing a dark blouse with embroidered details.
17 January 1908 | Polish Jewish woman Salomea Poler (nΓ©e Fejnman) was born in Warsaw. During the war she lived in Brussels.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 28 September 1942 in a transport of 1,742 Jews deported from Mechelen. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
Black and white photo of a man, wearing a suit and bow tie, looking directly at the camera. His signature is visible at the bottom.
14 January 1897 | W Czech Jew, Wilhelm Fischmann, was born in Teplice.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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βΆ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Black and white portrait of a man, wearing a suit and tie, looking directly at the camera.
14 January 1919 | Italian Jew Franco Sacerdoti was born in Naples.
On 22 February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz.
No. 174545
He did not survive.
One of about 7,500 Italian Jews deported to #Auschwitz.
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy smiling, wearing a buttoned sweater.
13 January 1939 | Dutch Jew Eric Polak was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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βΆ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
Vintage black and white photo of three family members posing for a portrait. One child seated on a bench to the left, a man standing in the center, and a woman seated on the right. They are all dressed in formal early 20th-century attire.
12 January 1894 | A Dutch Jew, Levi van Thijn, was born in Alkmaar.
In August 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz together with his wife Leentje and their son Marcus. None of them survived.
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π§ Listen about the development of the murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
10 January 1917 | Pole WΕodzimierz Kurowski was born in LubartΓ³w. A tobacco grower.
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19452
He perished in the camp on 3 January 1942.
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π§ A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
9 January 1899 | A Polish man, Jan Piekarniak, was born in PodΕΔcze. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 18 April 1942.
No. 31234
In 1943, he was transferred to KL Buchenwald. He survived the war.
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π "Poles at KL Auschwitzβ: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
Vintage sepia-tone portrait photograph with a partial stamp or seal visible, featuring a woman smiling gently and wearing a crochet lace collar.
3 January 1876 | Czech Jewish woman Ida WurmfeldovΓ‘ was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
π Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
π§ Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
A b&w photo of a married couple. The women in white dress is holding some flowers.
25 December 1910 | Greek Jewish woman, Bella Cohen (nee Nahmias) was born in Thessaloniki. She emigrated to France.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942 with her husband Juda and their children Esther and Rachel. None of them survived.
