Branke Helene van Amerongen

Amsterdam, – Tel Aviv,

Reached the age of 32 years

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Palestine Visa

Branke Helene van Amerongen fled to Mandatory Palestine after the occupation of the Netherlands. Her brother-in-law, Lion Nordheim, was very involved in the Zionist movement, and her then-husband was a doctor, increasing their chances of being granted a visa.

She survived the war in Mandatory Palestine, presumably divorced her husband, and re-married. She died shortly after giving birth to her sec…

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