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Herdenk Meijer de Vries

Meijer de Vries

Amsterdam, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 7 years

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The fate of Israël de Vries, his wife Mietje Tas and their son Meijer (Maxje) de Vries.

Israël de Vries was a son of Meijer de Vries and Mietje van Coevorden. He was born on 23 September 1899 in Amsterdam when his parents lived on the Oude Schans. Israël was the second child in the family, which would include a total of 6 children. Israël's older brother was Joseph, and his younger brother was Daniel and his younger sisters were Hendrika, Johanna, and Sarlina. The father of Israël, M…

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About Meijer (Maxje) de Vries.

As a girl of about 8 years old, Betty Davids played with the 4-year younger Meijer de Vries, called Max. They lived on the 2nd floor and the de Vries family on the 3rd floor at 64 Waverstraat in Amsterdam.

My mother Betty told me that they talked to each other through an air duct in the toilet and  they had a lot of fun.

When my mother had to go to a nursing home in 2019 and I collected all the fa…

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