Willem Worms

Willem Worms was a son of Emanuel Worms and Vrouwtje Cohen. He married in Amsterdam on 19 January 1916 to Sara van West. The couple had a daughter Frederika Worms.

On 30 July 1925 the whole family Worms (Willem, Sara and Frederika) moved to Antwerp. The 29th of August 1942, Willem and Sara were deported from Mechelen to Auschwitz with Convoy VI(6). 

On 24 October 1957 the Court of the First Instan…

Bron : vreemdelingendossier nr 183 946, Stadsarchief Antwerpen (www.familysearch.org).

Bron : vreemdelingendossier nr 183 946, Stadsarchief Antwerpen (www.familysearch.org).

1940 Antwerpen : handelaar in conserven voor eigen rekening.

The 6th convoy of 27 August 1942 consisted of 1000 persons, including 179 children. The convoy was assembled from 19 August, when the previous convoy (the 5th) was not yet completed. The 6th convoy, which was completed on 27 August 1942, was mainly formed with people called up, who were present in the collection camp of Kazerne Dossin. Only 195 registered persons to be deported of the list were fo…