Alexander Hornemann
Eindhoven, 31 May 1936
Hamburg, 21 April 1945
Reached the age of 8
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Vlissingen, 7 February 1900
Midden-Europa, 28 February 1945
Head of family
Elisabeth Hornemann-Docters »
Boxtel, 15 January 1907
Auschwitz, 31 December 1944
Spouse
Eduard Hornemann » 
Eindhoven, 1 January 1933
Hamburg, 21 April 1945
Son
Alexander Hornemann
Eindhoven, 31 May 1936
Hamburg, 21 April 1945
Son
Alexander Hornemann and his brother Eduard were the sons of a couple that worked for Philips. After they were arrested by German authorities, Alexander and his brother Eduard were brought to camp Vught and from there to Auschwitz. In Auschwitz Alexander Hornemann, his brother Eduard and twenty other children were kept apart from other inmates. In November 1944 they were brought to Neuengamme and subjected to medical experiments. On 20 April 1945 they were brought to the Bullenhuser Damm in Hamburg, a former schoolbuilding, and murdered there.
More information about Bullenhuser Damm and camp Neuengamme.This site is in English and German.
After the war a public garden in Eindhoven was named after the two brothers. Fons Rademaker's 1990 film 'The Rose Garden' is based on this story.
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This person is commemorated on a memorial in Eindhoven. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.