auschwitzmuseum , 5 months ago

10 January 1861 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Geertje Polak-Hoogstraal, was born in Appingedam.

In October 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz together with her husband Salomon. After selection they were both murdered in a gas chamber.

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