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4/4 Betje Sanders-Blik was imprisoned in Vught concentration camp from March 23, 1943. On June 7, she was taken from Vught to transit camp Westerbork and deported to Sobibor on June 8, where she was murdered immediately upon arrival on June 11, 1943.
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
4/4 Betje Sanders-Blik was imprisoned in Vught concentration camp from March 23, 1943. On June 7, she was taken from Vught to transit camp Westerbork and deported to Sobibor on June 8, where she was murdered immediately upon arrival on June 11, 1943.
3/4 Moise Louis Sanders was killed as a soldier in Delft on the first day of WWII in the Netherlands. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Cross. This decoration was awarded to Dutch soldiers, who distinguished themselves by courageous action in the face of the enemy.
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
3/4 Moise Louis Sanders was killed as a soldier in Delft on the first day of WWII in the Netherlands. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Cross. This decoration was awarded to Dutch soldiers, who distinguished themselves by courageous action in the face of the enemy.
2/4 Betje married the meat cutter Moise Louis Sanders shortly before the start of the war. He was a conscript soldier when the war began and served with the 1st Section-3rd Company-3rd Battalion-Regiment Grenadiers. He was killed on May 10, 1940.
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
2/4 Betje married the meat cutter Moise Louis Sanders shortly before the start of the war. He was a conscript soldier when the war began and served with the 1st Section-3rd Company-3rd Battalion-Regiment Grenadiers. He was killed on May 10, 1940.
23.10.1915 | Betje Sanders-Blik was born in The Hague, the daughter of Salomon Blik and Vrouwtje de Winter. She lived at Marktweg 16 in the Transvaal district, in The Hague. She was 27 when she was murdered in Sobibor on June 11, 1943.👇🏼1/4
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
23.10.1915 | Betje Sanders-Blik was born in The Hague, the daughter of Salomon Blik and Vrouwtje de Winter. She lived at Marktweg 16 in the Transvaal district, in The Hague. She was 27 when she was murdered in Sobibor on June 11, 1943.👇🏼1/4
21.10.1935 | Sally Kesnar was a son of Roosje & Sal Kesnar. They had 4 children: Sally (1935) Bobby (1936), Miepje (1938) and Sjef (1942). On May 26, 1943, the family was rounded up and taken to Westerbork. murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943. Miepje and Sjef survived the war.
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
21.10.1935 | Sally Kesnar was a son of Roosje & Sal Kesnar. They had 4 children: Sally (1935) Bobby (1936), Miepje (1938) and Sjef (1942). On May 26, 1943, the family was rounded up and taken to Westerbork. murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943. Miepje and Sjef survived the war.
21.10.1935 | Sally Kesnar was a son of Roosje & Sal Kesnar. They had 4 children: Sally (1935) Bobby (1936), Miepje (1938) and Sjef (1942). On May 26, 1943, the family was rounded up and taken to Westerbork. murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943. Miepje and Sjef survived the war.
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
21.10.1935 | Sally Kesnar was a son of Roosje & Sal Kesnar. They had 4 children: Sally (1935) Bobby (1936), Miepje (1938) and Sjef (1942). On May 26, 1943, the family was rounded up and taken to Westerbork. murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943. Miepje and Sjef survived the war.
2/2 Karl and Adele Blau lived in Vienna and were deported to Kielce in 1941. They were recognised by Franz Stangl in Treblinka and selected for work. Blau was feared because of his collaboration with the SS. He and his wife committed suicide in Sobibor in Nov. 1943. Their three daughters survived.
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
2/2 Karl and Adele Blau lived in Vienna and were deported to Kielce in 1941. They were recognised by Franz Stangl in Treblinka and selected for work. Blau was feared because of his collaboration with the SS. He and his wife committed suicide in Sobibor in Nov. 1943. Their three daughters survived.
20.10.1943 | 5 wagons left Treblinka to Sobibor via Siedlce, Łuków, Dęblin and Chełm with a few dozen Jews and their Kapo Karl Blau, to dismantle parts of Sobibor. The work took about a month to complete and when this was accomplished the Jewish workers were murdered.👇🏼1/2
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
20.10.1943 | 5 wagons left Treblinka to Sobibor via Siedlce, Łuków, Dęblin and Chełm with a few dozen Jews and their Kapo Karl Blau, to dismantle parts of Sobibor. The work took about a month to complete and when this was accomplished the Jewish workers were murdered.👇🏼1/2
19.10.1942 | In Izbica, the Germans, led by SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt Engels, gathered 5000 Jews on the platform. The transport was split into 2 parts: 2500 were deported to Bełżec, while the other group was sent to Sobibor. Approx. 700 Jews were shot dead on the platform in Izbica.
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
19.10.1942 | In Izbica, the Germans, led by SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt Engels, gathered 5000 Jews on the platform. The transport was split into 2 parts: 2500 were deported to Bełżec, while the other group was sent to Sobibor. Approx. 700 Jews were shot dead on the platform in Izbica.
18.10.1943 | In Chelm, a burial was held for eleven German SS personnel killed during the Sobibor uprising four days earlier. Post-war, these graves were cleared and transferred to a German war cemetery.
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
18.10.1943 | In Chelm, a burial was held for eleven German SS personnel killed during the Sobibor uprising four days earlier. Post-war, these graves were cleared and transferred to a German war cemetery.
14.10.1943 | Anniversary of the Sobibor Uprising — an act of Jewish resistance that led to the death camp's closure. An Aug. 1944 photo from the demolished site is chilling: it shows the entrance to the "Slauch," the path to the gas chambers. www.sobibor.org/en/unknown-photos-sobibor-from-1944
October 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
14.10.1943 | Anniversary of the Sobibor Uprising — an act of Jewish resistance that led to the death camp's closure. An Aug. 1944 photo from the demolished site is chilling: it shows the entrance to the "Slauch," the path to the gas chambers. www.sobibor.org/en/unknown-photos-sobibor-from-1944
2/2 Betje's father Alexander Simmeren was a merchant. Het married Betje Koekoek on January 23, 1930, in Groningen. The family lived at Gedempte Zuiderdiep 97 a in the city center of Groningen.
October 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
2/2 Betje's father Alexander Simmeren was a merchant. Het married Betje Koekoek on January 23, 1930, in Groningen. The family lived at Gedempte Zuiderdiep 97 a in the city center of Groningen.
09.10.1936 | Betje Simmeren was born in Groningen. Her life, shared with brother Philippus & sister Rebekka, was tragically cut short. On March 12, '43, the family was taken to Westerbork, followed by deportation to Sobibor on March 17. Betje was murdered on March 20, 1943.👇🏼1/2
October 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
09.10.1936 | Betje Simmeren was born in Groningen. Her life, shared with brother Philippus & sister Rebekka, was tragically cut short. On March 12, '43, the family was taken to Westerbork, followed by deportation to Sobibor on March 17. Betje was murdered on March 20, 1943.👇🏼1/2
3/3 In 1943, Hartog was a market vendor selling underwear & lingerie at the Jewish market on Joubertstraat. On June 20, 1943, Hartog's family was sent to Westerbork, followed by deportation to Sobibor on June 29, 1943 and murdered. Hartog's mother survived the war. His father perished in Auschwitz.
October 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
3/3 In 1943, Hartog was a market vendor selling underwear & lingerie at the Jewish market on Joubertstraat. On June 20, 1943, Hartog's family was sent to Westerbork, followed by deportation to Sobibor on June 29, 1943 and murdered. Hartog's mother survived the war. His father perished in Auschwitz.
2/3 Rebecca married market vendor Hartog Koekoek on June 11, 1919. They had three children: Margaretha Koekoek (b. 1919), Sophia Koekoek (b. 1921) and Levie Koekoek (b. 1931). The last address of the family was in Amsterdam at Commelinstraat 30a-II.
October 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
2/3 Rebecca married market vendor Hartog Koekoek on June 11, 1919. They had three children: Margaretha Koekoek (b. 1919), Sophia Koekoek (b. 1921) and Levie Koekoek (b. 1931). The last address of the family was in Amsterdam at Commelinstraat 30a-II.
07.10.1898 | Rebecca Koekoek-Scheffer was a daughter of Sophia Barend and Hartog Scheffer (1873-1903). She had one brother, Izak (1900-1944). Her younger sister Saartje died in 1905. Her mother perished in Auschitz in 1942. Rebecca and her family were murdered in Sobibor.👇🏼1/3
October 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
07.10.1898 | Rebecca Koekoek-Scheffer was a daughter of Sophia Barend and Hartog Scheffer (1873-1903). She had one brother, Izak (1900-1944). Her younger sister Saartje died in 1905. Her mother perished in Auschitz in 1942. Rebecca and her family were murdered in Sobibor.👇🏼1/3
06.10.1925 | Henri Schepp lived in Vught. In 1943 the family went into hiding. Rachel and her daughter Hetty in Limburg and Jonas with his son Henri in Utrecht. Henri and his father were arrested on July 3, 1943, and deported to Sobibor on July 6. His mother and sister survived.
October 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
06.10.1925 | Henri Schepp lived in Vught. In 1943 the family went into hiding. Rachel and her daughter Hetty in Limburg and Jonas with his son Henri in Utrecht. Henri and his father were arrested on July 3, 1943, and deported to Sobibor on July 6. His mother and sister survived.
05.10.1881 | Otto Isidor Wolf was a Frankfurt goldsmith, a widower, and a loving father. He was deported from Berlin to Sobibor on June 15, 1942. Otto married Nelly Horkheimer. She died of cancer in 1936. His sons' Max (b. 1920) and Robert (b. 1922) survived the Holocaust.
October 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
05.10.1881 | Otto Isidor Wolf was a Frankfurt goldsmith, a widower, and a loving father. He was deported from Berlin to Sobibor on June 15, 1942. Otto married Nelly Horkheimer. She died of cancer in 1936. His sons' Max (b. 1920) and Robert (b. 1922) survived the Holocaust.
3/3 On Febr. 22, 1941, Sara's brother Abraham was rounded up and taken to Camp Schoorl with hundreds of Jewish men and deported to Mauthausen. On Aug. 12, hè was murdered in the gas chamber at Schloss Hartheim. Bizarre fact is that Sara was murdered in Sobibor by the same SS men.
October 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
3/3 On Febr. 22, 1941, Sara's brother Abraham was rounded up and taken to Camp Schoorl with hundreds of Jewish men and deported to Mauthausen. On Aug. 12, hè was murdered in the gas chamber at Schloss Hartheim. Bizarre fact is that Sara was murdered in Sobibor by the same SS men.
2/3 Sara worked at the Hollandia-Kattenburg textile factory in Amsterdam as a raincoat sticker. It seems she managed to escape in the razzia of Nov. 11, 1942. She arrived in Westerbork on June 20, 1943 after the big razzia in Amsterdam-east. She was murdered on July 9, 1943.
October 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
2/3 Sara worked at the Hollandia-Kattenburg textile factory in Amsterdam as a raincoat sticker. It seems she managed to escape in the razzia of Nov. 11, 1942. She arrived in Westerbork on June 20, 1943 after the big razzia in Amsterdam-east. She was murdered on July 9, 1943.
04.09.1921 | Sara Melkman was a daughter of Herman Melkman & Frederika Querido. She had two brothers, Abraham and Isaäc Ben. Sara was a raincoat sticker and lived at Burmanstraat 14 in Amsterdam. Her father was a market vendor on Waterlooplein, where he sold lingerie. 👇🏼1/3
October 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
04.09.1921 | Sara Melkman was a daughter of Herman Melkman & Frederika Querido. She had two brothers, Abraham and Isaäc Ben. Sara was a raincoat sticker and lived at Burmanstraat 14 in Amsterdam. Her father was a market vendor on Waterlooplein, where he sold lingerie. 👇🏼1/3
8/8 After spending three days in Westerbork, Albert went on the 17th transport to the Sobibor death camp on July 6, 1943 and murdered three days later.
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
8/8 After spending three days in Westerbork, Albert went on the 17th transport to the Sobibor death camp on July 6, 1943 and murdered three days later.
7/8 On April 16, 1943 Albert was transported to concentration camp Vught. Albert was transferred to the outerkommando Moerdijk on May 29, 1943 and housed in barracks 9. Here he had to dig tank trenches and walls. As of July 3, 1943 he was in Westerbork.
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
7/8 On April 16, 1943 Albert was transported to concentration camp Vught. Albert was transferred to the outerkommando Moerdijk on May 29, 1943 and housed in barracks 9. Here he had to dig tank trenches and walls. As of July 3, 1943 he was in Westerbork.
6/8 Both Albert and Clara were forced to move to Amsterdam. As of Sept.. 17, 1942, Albert was registered with the civil registry at Blauwe Distelstraat 17. This is in the just-formed Judenviertel IV in Amsterdam-North. In Astendorp he was in the fire and air protection service.
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
6/8 Both Albert and Clara were forced to move to Amsterdam. As of Sept.. 17, 1942, Albert was registered with the civil registry at Blauwe Distelstraat 17. This is in the just-formed Judenviertel IV in Amsterdam-North. In Astendorp he was in the fire and air protection service.
5/8 On June 21, 1941 the major Noordewier, wrote a letter to the commissioner of the province: “In compliance with your letter cited above. I have the honor to send you a copy of the list of Jews living in this municipality, which I sent to the Sicherheitspolizei in Utrecht today”.
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
5/8 On June 21, 1941 the major Noordewier, wrote a letter to the commissioner of the province: “In compliance with your letter cited above. I have the honor to send you a copy of the list of Jews living in this municipality, which I sent to the Sicherheitspolizei in Utrecht today”.