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Benjamin Velleman

Groningen, – Den Haag,

Reached the age of 50 years

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About Benjamin Velleman

Benjamin Velleman was the son of Ruben Velleman and Rebekka op den Berg.
Gemeentearchief Den Haag. Overlijdensakte van Benjamin Velleman

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Benjamin Velleman and his family

Shortly after the German invasion of the Netherlands, Benjamin Velleman, his wife Reintje Betsy Anholt, and their only child Ruben Emanuel Velleman, committed suicide.
Gemeentearchief Den Haag. Overlijdensaktes

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Onder druk van de omstandigheden: namenlijst

It is still an extremely sensitive topic: suicide during the Second World War. Historians have not known what to do with it for a long time. What is the place of suicide in war history?

Remarkably little has been written on this subject and there seems to be no list of names or memorial books at all. The Digital Monument (www.joodsmonument.nl) offers a place where relatives, sometimes for the firs…

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Mariastraat, Den Haag

Mariastraat 4, Den Haag

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