Anton Zaligman was the son of Jacob Zaligman and Roosje Heimans. He remained unmarried. His neighbours say that during the war he hung a noose over the staircase in his home, so that he could take his own life instead of being picked up. This plan was unsuccessful. During the night of 2 October 1942, he was picked up and transported to Westerbork. Soon after arriving there he became ill. He was admitted to Wilhelmina Hospital in Assen, where he committed suicide.
A detailed account in Dutch, including eyewitness reports, can be found at the Meppel Digital Jewish Monument.
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Anton Zaligman died on 19 October 1942 at the age of 66 in camp Westerbork. He was buried on 22 October 1942 in the Jewish cemetery in Assen.
Jewish Historical Museum, Documents collection, inv.nr 3397; Death register of the Jewish community Assen
The funeral records at the Jewish cemetery in Assen reveal that Anton Zaligman was buried there.
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Meppel and on a memorial in Assen. More information on these memorials can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.