Holocaust survivor A mother writes to her children

Identifier
irn502741
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.080
  • RG-02.030
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1975
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502741

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Rose J. De Liema

Biographical History

Rose van Gelder De Liema is a native of The Hague, Netherlands, and a survivor of the Holocaust. After nearly two years of hiding with her husband, they were captured and deported to Auschwitz. Both were liberated by the Russian Army and were reunited in The Hague in the fall of 1945. The De Liema family immigrated to the United States in 1950 and settled in Mission Viejo, California.

Archival History

Rose J. De Liema

Acquisition

The testimony was written by Rose De Liema as a memorial to her family, all of whom, with the exception of her husband, died in Auschwitz. She completed the testimony in 1975.

Scope and Content

Contains information about the peaceful life of Rose De Liema in the Netherlands before the Holocaust, the German invasion of the Netherlands, the deaths of most of her family members, her life in hiding, and her eventual capture and deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Also included is information about De Liema's friendship with members of the Anne Frank family in Auschwitz.

People

  • Rose J. De Liema
  • Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.
  • De Liema, Sal.
  • De Liema, Rose.
  • Diependaal, Mem.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Jews--Netherlands.
  • Breda (Netherlands)
  • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
  • Escapes.
  • Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography.
  • Genealogy.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Forced labor.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from the Netherlands.
  • Hiding places.
  • Hague (Netherlands)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists.
  • Women concentration camp guards.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.

Genre

  • Document
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