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Herdenk Bella Hiegentlich

Bella Hiegentlich

Assen, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 27 years

Occupation: Office clerk

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About Bella Hiegentlich

During the war Bella Hiegentlich had a relationship with a painter. There is a picture of a painting made of her in:
M. Dinissen, Gras Heyen : 'als jullie dood zijn, kom ik terug' (Amsterdam 1998) 64

The original painting makes part of the collection of the Jewish Historical Museum.

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Bella Hiegentlich

The painter Gras Heyen was in fact an artist who used more techniques an was excellent as a printer. The painting of his Bella whom he never could forget was just shown at JHM, please publish it here.
When Heyen asked me somewhere around 1982 to look for the exact date and place of Bella's death, I did and got permission, which at that time was quite difficult to visit the Rode Kruis archives. I f…

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Plaquette

Bella Hiegentlich komt voor op de plaquette van Kunstenaarssocieteit De Kring aan het Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen in Amsterdam. Gras Heyen was ook lid van De Kring.

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Coenraad Hiegentlich and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 11876) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 5243/14488).

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Bella Hiegentliech, interview met kunstenaar Gras Heyen in Vrij Nederland 1987

“In 1943 ging het mis. Voordat ik het huis verliet, krabbelde ik nog snel even een briefje dat ik op de keukentafel legde:” Lieve Poesje, ik ben even bij Rekers, ik ben tegen de avond weer terug.” Het gekke is, ik was die avond te lang bij Rekers gebleven, net zo lang zitten praten en zuipen totdat ik niet meer weg kon. Je mocht toen ’s nachts niet over straat, al is dat geen excuus voor wat toen …

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