Carla de Leeuw was the daughter of Salomon de Leeuw and Vogeltje van de Rhoer. She was a member of the MKC korfball club in Meppel, where she met Willem Kel, a non-Jew. The two of them began a relationship, and in time they became engaged. In June 1942, Carla de Leeuw moved to Amsterdam, where she moved in with relatives. She was able to work in Amsterdam, not having managed to find a job in Meppe…