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Herdenk Marianna Hillesum

Marianna Hillesum

Berchem, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 5 years

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The fate of Joel Hillesum, his wife Jennie Hillesum-Trijtel and their three children Marianna, Rebecca and Hartog.

Jennie Trijtel was a daughter of Abraham Trijtel and Rebecca Zomerplaag, who was born on 16 August 1916 in London. She married Joel Hillesum, a son of Hartog Hillesum and Marianna van Collem. The Hillesum-Trijtel couple had three children, namely: the twins Marianna and Rebecca in 1937 and a son Hartog in 1938.

The Hillesum family stayed in Deurne in Belgium and was deported from Mechelen to Ausch…

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About the 8th Convoy of 8 September 1942.

A few peculiarities of this convoy are that the composition of this convoy was already started on 29 August, in the first place with Jews who were arrested during the big raid in Antwerp in the night before. The system of "calls" was still in force but was not sufficient to reach the desired number of persons to be deported. Only 99 people on the transport list have the indication of their "job ca…

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