Henriette Swaalep

Antwerpen, – Place of death unknown,

Reached the age of 85 years

Occupation: Verkoopster

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Dochter Henriette heeft de oorlog overleefd

Dochter Henriette Swaalep ( geboren Antwerpen 01-11-1924) heeft de oorlog overleefd.

Moeder en dochter waren in het bezit van valse papier maar vielen bij een controle door de mand.

Henriette keerde na de oorlog naar België terug.

Bron: Kazerne Dossin Mechelen België

 

 

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Survivor

Henriette survived the Holocaust; she was deported from Mechelen alongside her mother, Rebecca, on transport XXV, which departed on 19 May 1944.

Henriette passed selection at Auschwitz and survived until liberation in 1945.

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A fateful coincidence leads to transport to Auschwitz

Hyman and Elisabeth think the Antwerp area is becoming too dangerous for Jews. They leave their house at Van Steenlandstraat 47 and go into hiding in Schaarbeek where they find a hiding place at Emiel Verhaerenlaan 34. This will probably be possible through a resistance helpline. Rebecca Lelie, a sister of Elisabeth, lives with her nineteen-year-old daughter Henriette (Jettie) nearby at Van Havrel…

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