Cecilia Prins

Middelburg, 16 May 1935 – Auschwitz, 7 September 1942

Reached the age of 7 years

Photos

Cecilia (Cilia) (right) and Clara (left),with their parents Abraham and Sientje Prins-Menist and their cousin Flora Peereboom, march 1941

Source: Photo from project In Memoriam (Guus Luijters en Aline Pennewaard)

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Placed by
Redactie Joods Monument
On 23 Apr 2015

Stories

Redactie Joods Monument

Biography 7 Apr 2016

About Cecilia Prins

This person is commemorated on a memorial in Middelburg. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.

Redactie Joods Monument

Addition 7 Apr 2016

Abraham Prins and his family

Abraham Prins married Sientje Menist in Amsterdam on 23 September 1931. They had two children, Cecilia and Clara.
The Prins family had a textile shop in the centre of Middelburg. During the bombing of the town centre on 17 May 1940, this shop was destroyed. A temporary shop was opened on Londensekaai. Abraham Prins searched for hiding places for his children, but could not find any. In 1942, the …