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Jules van Hessen

Den Haag, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 20 years

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About Jules van Hessen

The police commissioner of the central investigation service in The Hague requested that Jules van Hessen, a Jew who had left the home of his parents at 11 De Mildestraat in The Hague on 26 July 1942, be located and returned. This description referred to Jews who had gone into hiding.
Algemeen Politieblad, nr 34, 27 August 1942, 974, notice 1680

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David van Hessen and his family

The van Hessen family was a liberal and highly artistic Jewish family. They were very close, and took a keen interest in literature and music. David van Hessen was a sculptor, photographer and painter, but since he preferred life as a first-rate amateur to one as a second-rate professional artist, he worked for an American timber company. With this job he could be a good breadwinner, he said. Even…

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