Henriette van Pels, born 6 January 1912 in Rotterdam, was the only daughter of Mozes van Pels from Oude Pekela and Rijntje Slagter from Rotterdam. Henriette had a good education; gynasium B and afterwards she achieved her qualification to teach for primary schools, with also a registration for needlework, gymnastics and religious teaching in the lowest grade and was employed as teacher for special…