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21 March 1943 | Three Roma babies were born in Auschwitz II-Birkenau: August Gross (Z-4901), Rigo Heilig (Z-4902) & Franziska Steinbach (Z-1823). They shared the tragic fate of 387 Roma children born in the camp.

A lesson about Sinti & Roma in Auschwitz: bit.ly/4a4bsTg

in reply to Auschwitz Memorial