Esther Kiek-Vos

Karel Kiek  born on 27 August 1893 in Amsterdam, was a son of the diamond polisher Israel Kiek (Amsterdam 1868-Antwerp 1948) and Catherine Israel Ricardo (London 1870-Deurne (B) 1929). The Kiek family eventually contained ten children. His nine siblings were Emanuel in 1890, Louis in 1891, Abraham in 1892, Daniel in 1894, Margaretha in 1896 and Samuel in 1897, who were all born in Amsterdam; then …

The 6th convoy of 27 August 1942 consisted of 1000 persons, including 179 children. The convoy was assembled from 19 August, when the previous convoy (the 5th) was not yet completed. The 6th convoy, which was completed on 27 August 1942, was mainly formed with people called up, who were present in the collection camp of Kazerne Dossin. Only 195 registered persons to be deported of the list were fo…