Considering the tragic events that resulted from the betrayal in Arnhem on Wednesday morning, the 14th of July 1943
I have undertaking steps to have the names of our friends written down at the point where they were deprived of their freedom. Meanwhile, the Stolpersteine have been laid.
Your help to find descendants or relatives of the Heertje family is much appreciated.
I myself am a grandson of Reinier Daems who tried to help Jewish people.
Betrayal: I found the details of the betrayal in the Dutch Government CENTRAAL ARCHIEF. Four people were hiding in the home of Reinier Daems. One of them had a dispute at the previous hiding address in Ede. The woman at this address simply wanted money for the hiding of Albert Schiff in Ede. Since she did not get it she decided to earn money by betraying Albert Schiff. Three people were killed at Sobibor, Albert Schiff took poison and my grandmother was sent to jail for 6 months.