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Herdenk Barend Velleman

Barend Velleman

Alkmaar, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 58 years

Occupation: Merchant

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About Barend Velleman

The Police Commissioner of Amsterdam requested on behalf of the Public Prosecutor that Barend Velleman, director of a furniture store, formerly living at 80 Roerstraat, ground floor, in Amsterdam be located, detained and brought to trial. He was suspected of having stolen some furniture.
Algemeen Politieblad, nr 49, 10 December 1942, 1391, notice 3082

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Barend Velleman and his family

Barend Velleman and his family went into hiding in Nijmegen, using the name De Bruin.
They most likely had contacts there through the brother of Isabella Gotlieb, Herman, who lived in Nijmegen but was killed in Auschwitz in September 1942. The couple Velleman-Gotlieb was in Nijmegen around March 1943. Their son Arno, who had adopted the name Wim de Bruin, joined them a bit later. Because their ho…

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