About Horst Eichenwald

Horst Eichenwald was the son of Walter Eichenwald and Helene Simon
Stadsarchief Amsterdam, archiefkaart Horst Eichenwald

Horst Eichenwald was deported to Sobibor in June 1943 from Vught via Westerbork on the so-called children's transport. He was 10 when he died.
J. de Moei, Joodse kinderen in het kamp Vught (Vught 1999) 29

Horst Eichenwald grew up with his parents and brother in Germany. In 1939 he was sent to his aunt Selma Klipstein-Simon in The Netherlands. After spending time in children's homes in Bergen aan Zee, Amsterdam and Eindhoven he was admitted as a foster-child with Salomon Mozes and his family.
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A Liro card remains for this person or family. The cards are now at the National Archives in The Hague.


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

More information about Horst Eichenwald can be found on www.dokin.nl