The Hes family lived at the house 'Sarahoeve' on Zutphensestraat in Apeldoorn. Opposite the house was the psychiatric institution Het Apeldoornse Bos, where Mr Bos worked as a secretary. Before the war, the family had been involved in looking after refugees from Germany. The Hes family was Modern Orthodox.
The father of Esther and Jetty Hes was admitted to hospital incognito, and is said to have …