#WomenComposers I think we need to listen more to the beautiful music written by women composers. In 2026 every day I will try to share music by women composers. 🎼 Vítězslava Kaprálová (24 January 1915 – 16 June 1940) Complete piano music 🎹 Giorgio Koukl app.idagio.com/albums/kapra...

2 January 1944 | SS camp doctor made a selection at the men’s quarantine sector BIIa at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. 141 selected prisoners were murdered in a gas chamber. 🎧 Podcast about criminal medicine in Auschwitz: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-learning/podcast/medicine-in-auschwitz

Hans Bunzl, born #OTD in 1913, was a student, entertainer and composer of popular songs. He was 1 of 6 Bunzl brothers persecuted by the Nazis (with wider Bunzl family). He died in Dachau (15245) on 27 Jun 1938. His brothers escaped to England and America. de.wikipedia.org/wik...

2 January 1924 | Polish Jew Juda Schullehrer was born in Tarnów. In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942. No. 25549 He perished in the camp on 18 March 1942. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

Composer and musician Heinrich Schalit was born #OTD in 1886. In 1933 he escaped to the synagogue in Rome, where he worked as a choral conductor and, in 1940, he emigrated to the US but was not accepted in mainstream musicology. de.wikipedia.org/wik...

Visual Arts Review: A Painter Among Poets — Grace Hartigan’s “Gift of Attention” by Lauren Kaufman for @theartsfuse.bsky.social artsfuse.org/319489/visua...

Initial A, Cock and Spike, c. 1532, by #EufrasiaBurlamacchi (Italian, c.1482-1548), who died #otd, Jan 2. Gradual MS 2650, fol.40v. Held at Biblioteca Statale, Lucca #artherstory #womenartists #nuntastic

There is a new book about the artist forthcoming this March, just in time for #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM! Eufrasia Burlamacchi by Loretta Vandi, www.lundhumphries.com/products/euf... @lhartbooks.bsky.social & Getty Publications, 2025

Charlotte Demant, singer, pianist and teacher was exiled to Moscow for political reasons, then Prague after annexation, then Manchester. She died in 1970 forgotten by the music community. holocaustmusic.ort.o...

2 January 1905 | Pole Mieczysław Ciszek was born in Potok Wielki. A miller. In #Auschwitz from 27 November 1941. No. 23544 He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

Aktuell werden Unterschriften für eine Petition gesammelt, wegen einer möglichen Einführung eines Registers für trans* und nichtbinäre Menschen. Wenn ihr wissen möchtet, warum es dafür Unterschriften braucht, empfehle ich euch die Geschichte von Adele Haas anzuhören. 1/2

ONLINE LESSON | Christian Clergy and Religious Life at Auschwitz Germans incarcerated at least 464 priests, seminarians & monks as well as 35 nuns in Auschwitz. Most of them perished there or in other camps: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowienstwo/ --- All our lessons: lesson.auschwitz.org

Kenyan farmers secure right to share local seeds in court ruling. How did we allow ourselves to get to the point where it's illegal to keep some of your crop to plant as seeds for next season? Vulture capitalists who patent seeds are the problem. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Liebe Alle, wie würdet ihr es finden, auf speziellen Registern bezüglich eurer Krankheiten, Gewohnheiten oder sexuellen Orientierung zu landen? Ein No-Go, oder? Sowas ist für trans und nicht binäre Personen in Planung. Bitte helft mit, das zu verhindern. epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_...

2 January 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy Salomon Louis Turksma was born in Utrecht. In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection. --- Children at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/ 🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

Reminder for #Musiciansky: If you plan to release new singles or albums, or hold an online event (listening parties, concerts, etc) NEXT WEEK, January 5th to January 11th, tell me about it! I'm putting this list together every SUNDAY evening. Artists, bands and labels of all genres are welcome! 👍

Loretta Vandi’s book “Eufrasia Burlamacchi” is co-published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social & Getty Publications in the series #IlluminatingWomenArtists, www.lundhumphries.com/collections/...

Initial P, Nativity, c. 1515, by #EufrasiaBurlamacchi (Italian, c.1482-1548), who died #otd, Jan 2. Gradual MS 5, fol.7v. Source, “Eufrasia Burlamacchi” by Loretta Vandi, www.lundhumphries.com/products/euf... #artherstory #womenartists #nuntastic

Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters

Willi Graf, geb. am 2. Januar 1918 war Mitglied in der Widerstandsgruppe „Weiße Rose" gegen das Hitlerregime. Er wurde am 12. Oktober 1943 in München hingerichtet. 

Der Antifeminismus der modernen extremen Rechten zeigt sich in „der ideologischen Überhöhung der Mutterrolle und der Kampfansage an reproduktive Rechte, in der Essenzialisierung und Biologisierung von Männlichkeit und Weiblichkeit sowie in der Behauptung, Gleichstellung sei bereits erreicht“

3 January 1898 | Hungarian Jew Ferenc Schweiger was born in Kiskunfélegyháza. A merchant. In 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive. --- ▶ Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q

1 January 1921 | A Polish Jew, Edward Feldgräber, was born in Krakow. A tailor. In #Auschwitz from 26 March 1942. No. 27234 He perished in the camp on 17 April 1942. --- 🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U

1 January 1912 | A Pole, Włodzimierz Gargul, was born in Kraków. An engineer. Deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp. No. 50 In 1943, he was transferred to another camp. He survived the war.

1 January 1926 | A Polish Jew, Leon Weintraub, was born in Łódź. In #Auschwitz from August 1944. He was transferred to Groß-Rosen, Flossenbürg & Natzweiler-Struthof. He was liberated on 23 April 1945 near Donaueschingen. He became a doctor. Today he turns 100. Happy birthday!

Happy New Year! --- Every year, our card features a picture intended to inspire moral reflection on the world we all share. (Photo: Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

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📖 “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” by Dr. Piotr Cywiński The album shows the camp functioning in over 130 large color scans of architectural sketches of Auschwitz. Book: https://books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/Piotr-M.-A.-Cywinski-Auschwitz-Bauleitung.-Designing-a-Death-Camp/669

📷 Brick barracks for prisoners of Auschwitz II-Birkenau. According to SS plans, each of these barracks was to house over 700 prisoners. ▶ Watch a short video about the barracks for prisoners at Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/m0PGSIoCgKY --- Photo: https://www.instagram.com/jufro/

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Discworld QOTD, from Reaper Man

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... happy & healthy 2026! ✨ may the interesting times become less interesting this year 🌻 ... to greet the new one, #Catenation recorded some stunning sounds yesterday: "THE EARTH CLOSES ITS MOUTH" 🦇, enjoy! ... @jeanneartemis.bsky.social @sylviahinz.bsky.social . www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoUs... .

31 December 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Alfred van der Linden, was born in Amsterdam. In December 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his brother Henri. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

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31 December 1902 | An Austrian Jew, Viktor Weisselberger, was born in Graz. He was a sales representative. In #Auschwitz from 19 June 1942 No. 39912 He perished in the camp on 25 June 1942.

31 December 1906 | A Pole, Gustaw Wąsikowski, was born in Biskupice. An officer of the Polish Army. In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941. No 21515 He was shot in the camp on 28 October 1942. --- ▶ A video about Block 11 and its yard where shooting executions were held: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa

31 December 1943 | It is the only 'end of the year’ in the history of #Auschwitz when the number of prisoners in the entire system is known: 85,298: 55,785 men & 29,513 women. Listen to our podcast on researching the number of victims: https://youtu.be/E_OZetNrMkw

Extrem rechte Morde erreichten 1992 einen Höchststand. Die Todesopfer sind die Spitze eines Eisbergs rechter Gewalt, die flächendeckend nahezu das ganze Land erreichte. Viele Taten - besonders an Obdachlosen - riefen kaum Reaktionen hervor, sind bis heute wenig bekannt und werden selten erinnert.

31 December 1903 | Jewish man, Jacob Caplan, was born in Manchester (UK). He emigrated to Norway in 1914. A football player and merchant. In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. No. 81954 He perished in the camp on 19 March 1943.

31 December 1880 | A Pole, Aleksander Śliwowski, was born in Lublin. A landowner. In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941. No 14672 He was shot in the camp on 2 September 1941. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

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1 January 1896 | A Polish Jew, Chaim Geminder, was born in Dębica. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 5 May 1942. No. 34713 On 20 June 1942, he was shot while trying to escape from the camp. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

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In 1943, musicologist Paul Aron Sandfort (1930-2007) and his parents were arrested while escaping from occupied Denmark to Sweden and deported to Terezin. The International Red Cross secured their release in April 1945. Paul Sandfort died #OTD in 2007. www.lexm.uni-hamburg...

30 December 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Jacob Sack, was born at The Hague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- ▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

After 1933, the music of Ilse Fromm-Michaels (born #OTD in 1888) was considered undesirable. The Nazis prohibited her from performing or publishing. She continued teaching music and after WWII established the Hamburg First School of Music and Drama. clarinetmusicbywomen...