Cornelia Alida de Bruin, usually known as Corrie, was the eldest daughter of the butcher Simon de Bruin and Hester Ligtenstein in Dedemsvaart, municipality of Avereest. She had an older brother Izaak Meijer and two sisters, Alida Paulina and Eva. They were all killed during the Holocaust.
In June 1928 Corrie de Bruin left Avereest for Amsterdam, were she provided for herself as day servant maid. S…