Sally was born on August 19, 1934 in Geffen, the Netherlands. I wish I could say more about Sally, but there is very little known about him. The fact that he was murdered on May 28,1943 in Sobibor is sad, What makes it even sadder, his father, mother and older sister were murdered the same day, in the same place.
In fact in total 2849 Dutch Jews were murdered that day in Sobibor. They had all been transported from Westerbork.
Sally’s short life already had been interrupted. From September 1, 1941, Jewish children had to go to separate schools and were no longer allowed to go to public schools.
The Mandatory Star of David was introduced from May 3, 1942 and obliged all Jews older than six years to wear the Star of David. It had to be worn visibly at chest height. The star was distributed by the Jewish Council and cost 4 cents each.
I don’t know when Sally and his family were forced to go there, but until 25 May 1943 Sally van Dijk was imprisoned in Camp Westerbork.
Only 3 days later, Sally and 2848 others were murdered in Sobibor.
sources
https://www.joodsmonument.nl/nl/page/33516/sally-van-dijk
https://www.oorlogsbronnen.nl/tijdlijn/Sally-van-Dijk/01/436
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