History of Sorts

Just a young girl standing outside her school in Amsterdam with a sign that reads, “Memory of my school time, 1936.” The whole future was still ahead of her. The possibilities were endless. Her dream was to become a midwife, a noble profession to help deliver new life and witness the joy of young mothers, but sometimes also the anxiety and grief when things did not go to plan.

There is no doubt in my mind that she would have become a fabulous midwife. Unfortunately, it was not to be. The girl received a message on 5 July 1942 to report to a labour camp. Instead, she disappeared (went into hiding) with the rest of her family, including her younger sister, who would sell millions of books.

On 4 August 1944, the Gestapo appeared and arrested her and her family. She and her sister ended up in Bergen-Belsen after having been in Westerbork and Auschwitz before that. She and her sister were on the last deportation from Auschwitz.

At Bergen-Belsen, she died of typhus in February or March 1945 (the exact date is unknown). It could have been before her 19th birthday on 16 February, but the date is unknown. Her sister died a few days later, and the girls are buried in the same grave.

Think about all the babies she could have helped deliver as a midwife. All the artists, scientists or tradespeople, but she [and them] never got the chance.

The girl in the photograph is Margot Frank—Anne Frank’s older sister.

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