It is an old Dutch tradition that you send a little card to friends and neighbours to announce the birth of a baby. As did Izak Vredenburg and Ganna Vredenburg-Hirsch. They must have been delighted to announce the birth of their baby boy Samuel Juda Vredenburg. He was born in Amsterdam on 24 July 1942.
Poor little Samuel didn’t even get to celebrate his first birthday. He was murdered on 14 June 1943 in Westerbork. He would not even be 80 yet today.
Although Westerbork was a transit camp, meaning most stayed on a short-term basis before being transported to other camps, predominantly Auschwitz and Sobibor.There were still at least 772 people who died or rather were murdered in Westerbork.
None of Samuel’s family survived.
Raphael Salomon Vredenburg on born in Amsterdam on 11 June 1941. He was murdered in Sobibor on 23 July 1943 at the tender age of two.
Jacob Menachem Vredenburg was born in Amsterdam on 20 July 1939. He was murdered in Sobibor on 23 July 1943 at the age of four.
Simon Azaria Vredenburg was born in Amsterdam on 14 April 1938. He was murdered in Sobibor on 23 July 1943 at the age of five.
Judith Julie Vredenburg was born in Amsterdam on 17 July 1936. She was murdered in Sobibor on 23 July 1943 at the age of seven.
Both parents, Izak Vredenburg and Ganna Vredenburg-Hirsch were also murdered in Sobibor on 23 July 1943.
sources
https://www.joodsmonument.nl/en/page/183523/izak-vredenburg
https://www.oorlogsbronnen.nl/tijdlijn/Samuel-Juda-Vredenburg/02/163505
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