Maurits Santen was a member of the Socialisties Jeugdverbond.
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Maurits Santen worked in a cobbler's workshop in the Eerste van der Helststraat in Amsterdam. He went to Apeldoorn where he worked as a cobbler in Het Apeldoornse Bos. When the institute was emptied, he managed to escape to Amsterdam. He was caught while escaping from Amsterdam to a hiding place in the Noordoostpolder. From Westerbork, he wrote a farewell card:
'Thanks for everything you have done for me. Let Ellen grow up to be gorgeous and wonderful. A big handshake, Maurits'.
E. Santen, Aan twee minuten heb ik niet genoeg. Op zoek naar mijn joodse oorsprong (Amsterdam 1983) 17, 28, 49
The archive of the Apeldoornse Bos contains two letters of Maurits (one dated 17 April), addressed to the Santen family, with an extensive report of his situation in Westerbork.
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This person is commemorated on a memorial in Vierhouten. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.