Ruth and Gerda came to the Netherlands with a Kindertransport on January 4th, 1939. They came from Bochum in Germany. First, they stayed in Bergen aan Zee (Zeehuis), then to the Bondshuis in Soesterberg and the Achterklooster in Rotterdam. In July 1939 they moved in with a family in Rotterdam, Gerda went to the orphanage in Rotterdam in July 1942 and moved to Amsterdam in August. There they lived …