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Leo Ensel

Amsterdam, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 8 years

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David Ensel and his family

Esther Kool and David Ensel had eleven children. Two of their children survived the war
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 6238) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

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Briefkaart uit Westerbork van de familie Ensel

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Liefste kinderen en Kleinkinderen
Wij hebben jullie pakje ontvangen en daarvoor bedankt.
Branca ben je bij de Haan geweest en heeft hij niks gegeven voor ons. Als je weer wat stuurt doe er dan een pakje bleekpoeder bij.
Is er nog geen post van Felix stuur hem dan hier heen dan zal ik hem antwoorden. Ik weet niet wanneer wij weg gaan. Nico gaat heel langzaam vooruit. Ik mag iederen avond bij h…

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The discovery of Leo Ensel (Amsterdam) by Leo Ensel (Oldenburg)

In the summer of 2004 I typed my own name into Google and discovered that a little Jewish boy with the same name as me was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau when he was eight years old! This was the beginning of a very long journey ...

In the summer of 2004 I typed my own name into Google and discovered that a little Jewish boy with the same name as me was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau when he was eight years old!
 
After the initial shock I decided to start investigating the fate of this little boy and his family. (The little boy and I are not related, and I am not Jewish. It was a discovery by chance – or by fate ...?) This w…

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