Van Geuns family papers

Identifier
irn516149
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.646.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Marianne van Geuns was born June 8, 1941, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Simon van Geuns and Rozia Vreede van Geuns. In 1943, Marianne’s parents entrusted her to a window washer who then placed her with the Haanapel family. Franciska Margaret and Willem Haanapel had five other children, the youngest of whom was only four months older than Marianne. They cared for her through the end of the war, and Marianne came to know them as her parents. Simon and Rozia were both deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau where they perished. Marianne immigrated to Israel in 1980.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Marianne van Geuns.

Scope and Content

The papers document the Holocaust-era experiences of the van Geun family, originally of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Included are passports, identification cards, photographs, and a baby album. The baby album documents Marianne van Geuns' childhood and was compiled by her mother, Rozia Vreede van Geuns. The other photographs in the collection depict Marianne’s parents Rozia and Simon van Guens at the time of their wedding, Marianne’s birth, and various extended family members, most of whom perished in the Holocaust.

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.