On this day in 1936, a Jewish girl was born in Paris. Interned in Drancy, on the 25 Mar 1943, she was deported to Sobibor extermination camp where she was murdered on the 27 Mar 1943. Her name was Anna Zipine Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1891, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where they perished. Her name was Alžběta Dahlová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1913, a Jewish woman was born in Vienna. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Helena Ledererová Please support @sobibor.org r

On this day in 1923, a Jewish woman was born in Berlin. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstad Then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Ursula Davidová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1882, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstad Then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Flora Ehrmannová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1927, a Czech Jewish boy was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstad with his parents and sister (11). Then, on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp where they perished. His name was Milan Haas Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1897, an Austrian Jewish woman was born. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. It is probable that she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Frieda Ecksteinová Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1881, a Austro-German Jewish man was born. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife & then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. It is most probable that they where murdered on arrival. His name was Otto Haasz Support @sobibor.org

How do we preserve the memory of a place designed to be forgotten? On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Sobibor Foundation releases our first English podcast series exploring the history and legacy of the Sobibor death camp: "The Silence of Sobibor". 🎧 Listening is an act of remembrance.

How do we preserve the memory of a place designed to be forgotten? On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Sobibor Foundation releases our first English podcast series exploring the history and legacy of the Sobibor death camp: "The Silence of Sobibor". 🎧 Listening is an act of remembrance.

On this day in 1927, a Czech Jewish boy was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his parents and sister and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. He perished in Majdanek on the 4 Aug 1942. His family perished. His name was Kurt Löwy Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1679, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. It is probable that she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Gabriela Dubská Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1899, a Bavarian Jewish man was born. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp. He perished in Majdanek on 1 Aug 1942. His name was Emil Neuschul Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1927, a French Jewish boy was born. On the 25 Mar 1943 he was deported from Drancy transit camp to the Sobibor extermination camp where he perished. His brother perished in Auschwitz with his sister surviving the Shoah. His name was Raymond Erder @sobibor.org

On this day in 1920, an Austrian Jewish man was born. Stateless and living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt & on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp. He perished in Majdanek on 4 Sep 1942. His name was Jan Grossmann Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1921, a French Jewish man was born in Tunisia. On the 23 Mar 1943 he was deported from Drancy transit camp to the Sobibor extermination camp where he perished. His name was Clement Sion Boudjenah Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1876, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 22 Jan 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp where she was most probably murdered on arrival. Her name was Josefina Reinischová Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1905, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstad with her parents and on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp where they perished. Her name was Gertrude Gutmannova Support @sobibor.org

December 30, 1940: Sophia Pront-Wagenaar dies at home in Amsterdam. Her husband and 7 children are put on the 7th transport to #Sobibor where, after 3 days in cattle-trains, they are murdered together with 1196 other men, women and children. #RememberHistory #USAtoday @sobibor.org

On this day in 1927, a Czech Jewish girl was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her mother and then, on the 9 May 1942, to Sobibor extermination camp where they were murdered. Her name was Rita Löwy Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1907, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his mother and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where his mother perished. He perished in Majdanek on the 10 Aug 1942. His name was Eugene Fischhof Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1925, a French Jewish boy was born. On the 25 Mar 1943 he was deported from Drancy transit camp to Sobibor extermination camp where he perished. His name was Sacha Breslerman Support @sobibor.org

Peace on Earth may feel distant, but when we take time to care for one another and choose unity over division, we can make the world a little brighter and more peaceful and bring the world closer to harmony. From all of us at the Sobibor Foundation, we wish you Happy Holidays! ✨🎄🕊️🎅🏼🕎🕯️

On this day in 1885, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with various family members and then, on the 9 May 1942, to Sobibor extermination camp where he perished. His name was Julius Löwy Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1899, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 30 Jan 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and son and then, on the 9 May 1942, to Sobibor extermination camp where they perished. His name was Evžen Ribarsch Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1906, a Jewish woman was born in the Russian empire. Living in France, on the 16 Jul 1942 she was arrested she was deported from Drancy to Sobibor on the 23 Mar 1943 with her sister where they both perished. Her name was Mundla Soihet Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1899, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her sister and then, on the 9 May 1942, to Sobibor extermination camp where they both perished. Her name was Helena Donatová Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1903, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and two children (12 & 10) and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she and her children perished. Her name was Olga Löwyová Support @sobibor.org

This hanukkiah, entrusted to neighbours in 1943 before deportation to Sobibor, is the only piece of Chiel, Selma, Erna & Gusta Lubinski that remains. As we light the hanukkiah, may its flames honor their memory and inspire us to uphold the light of hope and unity. Chag urim sameach! Happy Hanukkah!

On this day in 1886, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 30 Jan 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and two sons and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where he perished. His name was Karel Weissenstein Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1920, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she perished. Her name was Eliška Donathová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1889, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and four sons and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she perished. Her name was Marie Guttmannová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1919, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 24 Apr 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her brother and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they perished. Her name was Edita Reichsfeldová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1910, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where he perished. His name was Pavel Popowský Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1887, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they both perished. His name was Hugo Haas Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1886, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she perished. Her name was Hedvika Doktorová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 17 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Sobibor with her father and sister (19) where she was most probably murdered on arrival. Her mother survived the Shoah. Her name was Judik Viool Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1910, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they both perished. Her name was Markéta Ecklová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1905, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they perished. Her name was Marta Löwyová Please support @sobibor.org

23.10.1915 | Betje Sanders-Blik was born in The Hague, the daughter of Salomon Blik and Vrouwtje de Winter. She lived at Marktweg 16 in the Transvaal district, in The Hague. She was 27 when she was murdered in Sobibor on June 11, 1943.👇🏼1/4

On this day in 1897, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they perished. Her name was Emilie Günstlingova Please support @sobibor.org

21.10.1935 | Sally Kesnar was a son of Roosje & Sal Kesnar. They had 4 children: Sally (1935) Bobby (1936), Miepje (1938) and Sjef (1942). On May 26, 1943, the family was rounded up and taken to Westerbork. murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943. Miepje and Sjef survived the war.

21.10.1935 | Sally Kesnar was a son of Roosje & Sal Kesnar. They had 4 children: Sally (1935) Bobby (1936), Miepje (1938) and Sjef (1942). On May 26, 1943, the family was rounded up and taken to Westerbork. murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943. Miepje and Sjef survived the war.

20.10.1943 | 5 wagons left Treblinka to Sobibor via Siedlce, Łuków, Dęblin and Chełm with a few dozen Jews and their Kapo Karl Blau, to dismantle parts of Sobibor. The work took about a month to complete and when this was accomplished the Jewish workers were murdered.👇🏼1/2

19.10.1942 | In Izbica, the Germans, led by SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt Engels, gathered 5000 Jews on the platform. The transport was split into 2 parts: 2500 were deported to Bełżec, while the other group was sent to Sobibor. Approx. 700 Jews were shot dead on the platform in Izbica.

Stel je een plek voor die van de aardbodem moest verdwijnen. De nazi's probeerden elke herinnering uit te wissen. Maar een kleine groep weigerde stil te sterven. Hun verhaal is een echo in de tijd en hoor je in de 7-delige podcast De Stilte van Sobibor: app.springcast.fm/podcast/de-s...

18.10.1943 | In Chelm, a burial was held for eleven German SS personnel killed during the Sobibor uprising four days earlier. Post-war, these graves were cleared and transferred to a German war cemetery.

On this day in 1930, a Czech Jewish girl was born. On the 14 Dec 1941 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her mother & brother (16) and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she perished. Her brother died in Majdanek (4 Sep 1942). Her name was Eva Mahlerová @sobibor.org

On this day in 1893, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where he perished. His name was Leopold Löwy Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1899, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 8 Feb 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and daughter (11) and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they perished. His name was Bedřich Popper Please support @sobibor.org