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Herdenk Louise van IJssel

Louise van IJssel

Den Haag, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 22 years

Occupation: Nurse

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The fate of Louise van IJssel.

Louise van IJssel was the youngest of the three children of Salomon van IJssel and Anna Wolf, born 1 November 1920 in Den Haag. She had a brother Daniel and a sister Rosa, who were killed during the Shoah, juist like her father. Her mother died however already on 5 March 1934, when Louise was 14 years old.

Louise’s father was a poulterer in Den Haag. There he moved with his family a number of time…

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The "Ausnahme-Bescheinigung".

The Ausnahme-Bescheinigung, the ultimate exemption from deportation.

In the summer of 1943, a very large proportion of Dutch Jews had already been deported. This meant that the right to exist of the Jewish Council had been affected in a proportionate way and that many Jewish Council functions and the associated “Sperres” - exemptions from deportation - were abolished. The last group of Jewish Coun…

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Jewish Hospital

Schietbaanlaan 42, Rotterdam

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