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Celine Ferro-Witsenhuijsen

Amsterdam, – Birkenau,

Reached the age of 35 years

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About Celine Ferro-Witsenhuijsen

Celine Witsenhuijsen was a daughter of Alexander Witsenhuijsen and Keesie Hekster.
According to a living relative, Celine Ferro-Witsenhuijsen went into hiding after her husband was arrested. She died in the Netherlands of tuberculosis. She was buried using a false name.
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Abraham Ferro and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 50244) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

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Scheffer hiding Place Blaricum

My grandfather Johannes (Jo) Scheffer was awarded the Yad Vashem "righteous amongst nations" on november 11th 2019, thanks to the recommendation of Fanny Fuks-Weisblum and Alfred Witsenhuysen. We now of more jewish refugees hosted by Jo and his wife Sophie Scheffer-Witsenhuijsen in their house in Blaricum, Professor van Reeslaan or in families nearby (Blaricum, Eemnes), at a house in Amsterdam on …

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