Heiman Magnus

Heiman Magnus was a member of the Achilles football association in Assen. He played at a football tournament in Groningen in 1937. His name appears with those of seven other Jewish club members killed during World War II on a monument at the sports complex of this association on the Marsdijk.
From Westerbork he wrote to families in Assen. A section from one of his letters reads: 'Pa, Ma and Clara have been deported. I cannot express what that means. We sent everything we had with them. Fortunately, they held up well when they left. As you may have heard, I was scheduled for deportation on Monday morning. Believe me, I will live with my head held high. And I am confident that I will be among you again. So keep courage and faith.'
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Drenthe. Profiel (Bedum 1999) 11;
F.J. Hulst and H.M. Luning, De joodse gemeente Assen; Geschiedenis van een behoorlijke Kille, 1740-1976 (Assen 1993) 126, 160-161


This person is commemorated on a memorial in Assen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.