I was going to do a piece on Ursula Gerson, who was murdered in Auschwitz on September 6,1944 aged 8. But then I saw there were more Dutch Jewish children and Jewish refugees, who fled Germany and Austria with their parents, who were murdered that day.
Duifje Gans. murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 11
Mirjam Lisette Katz, murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 7.
Heijman Karel Franken, murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 10.
Jeanette Regina Schenk, murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 7.
Mary Winnik, murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 7.
Mietje Judith Moscou, murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 11.
Samuel Groenteman, murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 6.
Karel Jacobs, murdered in Auschwitz, September 6, 1944. Aged 13.
These are only a few. There were at least327 Dutch Jews whose death were registered on September 6,1944.About 30 % or so were children
I was wondering why there were so many on that specific date.Then it dawned on me. They were all on the last transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz, which left the Netherlands on September 3,1944. Anne Frank and her family were also on that transport.
I know that I will have nightmares tonight with the faces of these poor souls haunting me, but it will be worth it. There fate and names should never be forgotten.
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