Maurits van Voolen

Maurits van Voolen was a son of George van Voolen and Julia Kan. He was married and had two children. His wife and one of the children survived the war.
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During the war Maurits van Voolen worked for the Jewish Council. While he was at his office at the Nieuwe Keizersgracht he heard that his family had been arrested during a major raid in Amsterdam. He wrote a letter to friends to notify them. Maurits was going to follow his family and he would voluntarily report at Westerbork. He asked these friends to send parcels and letters.
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Maurits van Voolen and his family were in hiding during the war. His wife and two daughters were discovered and arrested on 26 May 1943 and sent to Westerbork. Maurits' youngest daughter, Annelise, perished in the camp, likely due to tuberculosis. His older daughter was deathly ill with the same disease and her parents were desperate to get her help. 

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