Mathilda van Oosten

Mathilda van Oosten, also known as Tilly, lived with her parents. During the war she went into hiding at the Franklinstraat in The Hague. When the great raid of 1943 took place she committed suicide. She is buried at the general cemetery at the Kerkhoflaan in The Hague.
A book that Mathilda van Oosten got in 1923 from a American friend has remained. On the inside of the cover is written: 'To Dear …

In addition, a Jokos file (number 11838) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 8985/20283).

Mathilda 'Tilly' van Oosten

Geboren 3 NOV 1899 • Balmoral, Transvaal [nu: Mpumalanga], Zuid-Afrika,
waar haar vader, Alexander van Oosten, ambtenaar bij de Nederlandsch-Zuid Afrikaansche Spoorwegmaatschappij was.