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Herdenk Hijman Hakker

Hijman Hakker

Amsterdam, – Midden-Europa,

Reached the age of 35 years

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The fate of Hijman Hakker and his family.

Hijman Hakker, window dresser by profession, a son of Nathan Hakker and Esther Schelvis, was born on 1 May 1909 in Amsterdam. He married there on 27 November 1929 Dina Walvis, a daughter of Michel Walvis and Duifje Kat. Dina was born on 11 March 1910 in Amsterdam and was the eldest of the four children of Michel and Duifje.

After Hijman was married to Dina Walvis, he moved in with his mother-in-la…

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Hijman Hakker and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 20961) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

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The Cosel period.

The period from 28 August to 12 December 1942 was known as the so-called Cosel period. Deportation trains  made a stopover at the freight station of Cosel, located 80 km west of Auschwitz. During that stop, boys and men who were considered fit for work by the Germans, were usually forcibly separated from their families and taken off the train and put to work in the surrounding labor camps of Upper

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Hijman Hakker breaks the rules in Blechhammer.

From Concentration camp Auschwitz III, department III, labor camp Blechhammer.

Document ID 505449/Arolson archives

REPORT

I report Hakker, Hijman van Command 21 (Kraftwerk), born 5/1/09 in Amsterdam, prisoner, Jew, prisoner number 177516, because he had 20 cigarettes and an iron ring with him when checked. He claims to have traded the cigarettes for emergencies. An unknown civilian worker had give…

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