4 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rika Porcelijn, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
Most of some 107,000 Jews deported from the occupied Netherlands were taken to Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Between 15 July 1942 and 3 September 1944, some 60,000 people were deported on 67 transports. See our online lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
@AuschwitzMuseum Thank you for keeping their memories alive. 💗
@AuschwitzMuseum Innocent lives lost forever. Feel so powerless since this could have been my mother. The only thing we are morally bound to do is to prevent such evil from striking again. But I often feel at loss...
@AuschwitzMuseum RIP little angel. Gone too soon but never forgotten 🌹