Ernest Armand Lorjé was the son of Abraham Willem Lorjé and Rosalie Wolf. He was married to Deborah del Valle. They had three children. The family lived in Garderen. Ernest Armand Lorjé was a bookseller. He and his wife helped about one hundred people in hiding. One person in hiding who was caught succumbed during interrogation, and Ernest was arrested in Ommen with two of his children. Deborah Lorjé-del Valle followed her husband and the children. At the station in Amsterdam she tried to let the youngest child escape and was arrested in the process.
B. Braber, Zelfs als wij zullen verliezen. Joden in verzet en illegaliteit in Nederland 1940-1945 (Amsterdam, 1990) 169, noot 17
NIOD, Erelijst Verzet en Koopvaardij, database made by J.W. de Leeuw
Ernest Lorjé and Debora del Valle were known to friends as Ernie and Bob. Debora del Valle had one child from a previous marriage. When the parents were arrested this child mannaged to escape. One other child survived the war by going into hiding.
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The mayor of Barneveld requested that Ernest Armand Lorjé be located, detained and brought to trial. He lived in Barneveld and was suspected of having changed his place of residence without the required authorization from 26 October 1942. This description referred to Jews who had gone into hiding. The request also mentioned that Lorjé held a fake or forged identification card.
Algemeen Politieblad, nr 44, 5 November 1942, 1235, notice 2630
A memorial in Barneveld 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.
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