Zyse Graudans, born in Dobra (Poland), was a daughter of Lajzer Graudans and Sury Lai Nadate. She married in May 1910 in Kalisch (Poland) to Salomon Waisblatt, born 1 January 1890 in Berdichev (Ukraine). The couple had a son Moritz, who was born 6 August 1904 in Kalisch. About Moritz nothing is further known of him.
Salomon Waisblatt passed away 27 March 1931 in Fulda (Germany). Zyse Graudans came from Fulda to The Netherlands, where she received the Dutch nationality according art. 2, law 92, and she has been registered on 28 June 1939 at the address Korte Amstelstraat 12 in Amsterdam.
Zyse Graudans, in The Netherlands also known as Eline, was married in Haarlem one week earlier on 21 June 1939 to Jozef Baks, a son of Abraham Jozef Baks and Saarte Frank. Her husband, Jozef Baks played a modest role within the Dutch Israelitic Community of Haarlem. He resided at Lange Wijngaarstraat 21 zwart in Haarlem, but his wife lived separate at different addresses.
Since the moment, Zyse Graudans arrived in The Netherlands, she stayed everytime for short times at different addresses; starting at Korte Amstelstraat 12 in Amsterdam, then in 1939 for some months she lived at Lange Wijngaardstraat 21 zwart in Haarlem, but then again, up from early October 1939 she returned for some weeks at Korte Amstelstraat 12, whereafter up from 30 October 1939 she stayed for more than four months at Nieuwe Prinsengracht 22 I.
Since 8 Februray 1940 till 15 April 1940, she resided at Nieuwe Keizersgracht 74 downfloor, but then again she went to Haarlem at the address of her spouse, Lange Wijngaardstraat 21 zwart till 12 September 1940, whereafter she again returned to Nieuwe Keizersgracht 74 downfloor. In 1941 her address was Nieuwe Prinsengracht 22 I and her latest address in Amsterdam was Zwanenburgwal 12 II, from 24 February 1942 till she was deported in 1943.
Zyse Baks-Graudans was registered in Camp Westerbork on 30 January 1943. She stayed in barack 58 but has been deported 4 May 1943 to Sobibor, where she has been killed immediately upon arrival there on 7 May 1943.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Zyse Graudans; file cabinet of the Jewish Council of Zyse Baks-Graudans (Eline).
This person is commemorated on the monument Schaduwkade in Amsterdam. The names of the 200 jewish inhabitants of the Nieuwe Keizersgracht are placed on the canal wall opposite the houses where they once lived.