Manuel van Straten

Manuel van Straten was a son of Bernard Salomon van Straten and Mietje Walg, born in Herwijnen on 4 October 1913. He was a farmer and agriculturalist and he was unmarried. He lived at home with his parents at Molenstraat B96 in Herwijnen but was taken in the spring of 1943 and sent to concentration camp Vught. From there, he was sent to the sub camp (Aussenkommando) Moerdijk, where he stayed in ba…

A memorial in Zaltbommel commemorates the Jewish victims of this town. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.

The only German-style concentration camp that was set up in our country was concentration camp Vught, which was opened in January 1943. The camp had a number of “Aussenkommando’s“ (satellite camps) including Moerdijk. This command was located in the old barracks of the anti-aircraft artillery near the harbour. Fifty S.S. men were appointed as guards and the first prisoners arrived on 26 March 1943…