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"title": "Achter: Esther Troeder, Herman van Pels, Miep Gies. Voor: Bep Voskuijl, Prinsengracht 263, Amsterdam, mei 1941",
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"description": "Foto van de Opekta kantoormedewerkers in mei 1941. V.l.n.r. Esther Troeder, Bep Voskuijl, v. Pels en Miep Gies: op de achtergrond is een reclame affiche van Opekta te zien. (in handschrift van Bep: Hr. v. Pels, Esther, Miep en ik, op kantoor 1940).\r\n\r\nA_Opekta_III_008 of A_Opekta_III_009 is 'deze' foto / of 'dezelfde' maar andere oplage. Fysiek maar één foto aanwezig.",
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"content": "<p>Hermann van Pels was born in Gehrde on <strong>31 March 1898</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"fm4vk\"><a href=\"#footnote-1\" id=\"footnote-marker-1-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[1]</a></sup> Gehrde is a place between Osnabrück and Oldenburg. The personal and family card of Hermann van Pels incorrectly states <strong>31 March 1890</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"x9ikh\"><a href=\"#footnote-2\" id=\"footnote-marker-2-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[2]</a></sup> This is an administrative error that has taken on a life of its own. And the <em>Gedenkbuch</em> of the <strong>Bundesarchiv</strong> states the date as <strong>5 April 1898</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"7zons\"><a href=\"#footnote-3\" id=\"footnote-marker-3-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[3]</a></sup> This error probably occurred because the date of the birth certificate is 5 April. Hermann was a son of Aäron van Pels and Lina Vorsänger. He was the fourth of six children. His brother and sisters were: David Max, Henny, Ida Henriëtte, Clara and Meta.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nothing is known about Hermann van Pels' childhood and schooling. From statements by his sister Ida we know of an apprenticeship with the firm Alsberg and of a job with Karstadt in Kiel. It is certain that he lived in Kiel from March to August 1917 and moved from there to Hamburg. In <strong>December 1925</strong> he married Auguste Röttgen in Elberfeld. Their son Peter was born in <strong>1926</strong>.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hermann van Pels and his family lived in Osnabrück for years. When life became increasingly difficult for Jews under Nazi rule, he left for the Netherlands in <strong>1937</strong> and settled in Amsterdam-Zuid. Over the years he lived at many addresses, including with his parents-in-law. His arrival in the Netherlands did not cause any particular problems, because Van Pels had Dutch nationality. Because he was a Dutchman, he was subject to conscription. What practical consequences this had for him is not clear. In <strong>early 1939</strong> he was arrested as a deserter, but the matter ended quietly. Around the same time, the American consulate put him on the waiting list for emigration 'under the German quota'.<sup data-footnote-id=\"uoomf\"><a href=\"#footnote-4\" id=\"footnote-marker-4-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[4]</a></sup></p>\r\n\r\n<p>Together with his brother-in-law Max Goldschmidt, Van Pels had a trade in textile goods. He left this business in <strong>early 1939</strong> and went to work for Otto Frank's company Pectacon. In <strong>July 1942</strong>, Hermann van Pels and his family went into hiding in the Secret Annex. What is known about Van Pels during this period comes from Anne's diary, with some additions and corrections by Otto and Miep.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Van Pels ended up in Westerbork after the arrest. From there he was transported to Auschwitz on <strong>3 September 1944</strong>. In the men's camp he did heavy work, seriously hurting his thumb. He asked for <em>Stubendienst</em> but thus became a victim of an interim selection and it is almost certain that he was killed in the gas chamber. Hermann van Pels was 46 years old at the time.<sup data-footnote-id=\"0z7p9\"><a href=\"#footnote-5\" id=\"footnote-marker-5-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[5]</a></sup></p>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"footnotes\">\r\n<header>\r\n<h2>Footnotes</h2>\r\n</header>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"fm4vk\" id=\"footnote-1\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-1-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Standesamt Gehrde, Geboorteregister 6 juli 1948 (afschrift); Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Nederlands Beheersinstituut (NBI): Beheersdossiers, nummer toegang 2.09.16, inv. nr. 141144.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"x9ikh\" id=\"footnote-2\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-2-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart H. van Pels; Gezinskaarten, Gezinskaart H. van Pels</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"7zons\" id=\"footnote-3\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-3-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Zie <a href=\"https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/index.html.\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/index.html</a>.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"uoomf\" id=\"footnote-4\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-4-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Anne Frank Stichting, Anne Frank Collectie, reg. code A_vPels_I_001: Amerikaanse Consul aan H. van Pels, 25 april 1939.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"0z7p9\" id=\"footnote-5\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-5-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Literature: Menno Metselaar, 'An egotistical father, a vain mother and a shy boy. The van Pels family: also in hiding in the Secret Annexe', in: <em>Anne Frank Magazine</em> 1998, p. 8-13;Aukje Vergeest, <em>Anne Frank in the Secret Annexe: who was who?</em>, Amsterdam: Anne Frank House, 2015.</cite></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</section>",
"content_nl": "<p>Hermann van Pels werd op <strong>31 maart 1898</strong> in Gehrde geboren.<sup data-footnote-id=\"wj5sk\"><a href=\"#footnote-1\" id=\"footnote-marker-1-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[1]</a></sup> Gehrde is een plaats tussen Osnabrück en Oldenburg. Op de persoons- en gezinskaart van Hermann van Pels staat foutief <strong>31 maart 1890</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"261ka\"><a href=\"#footnote-2\" id=\"footnote-marker-2-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[2]</a></sup> Dit is een administratieve vergissing die een eigen leven is gaan leiden. En het <em>Gedenkbuch</em> van het Bundesarchiv noemt als datum <strong>5 april 1898</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"7kdyt\"><a href=\"#footnote-3\" id=\"footnote-marker-3-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[3]</a></sup> Deze vergissing is waarschijnlijk ontstaan doordat de datum van de geboorteakte 5 april is.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hermann was een zoon van Aäron van Pels en Lina Vorsänger. Hij was de vierde van zes kinderen. Zijn broer en zussen waren: David Max, Henny, Ida Henriëtte, Clara en Meta.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Over de jonge jaren en schoolopleiding van Hermann van Pels is niets bekend. Uit verklaringen van zijn zuster Ida weten we van een stage bij de firma Alsberg en van een werkkring bij Karstadt in Kiel. Het is zeker dat hij van <strong>maart tot en met augustus 1917</strong> in Kiel woonde en vandaar naar Hamburg ging. In <strong>december 1925</strong> trouwde hij in Elberfeld met Auguste Röttgen. Uit het huwelijk werd in <strong>1926</strong> zoon Peter geboren.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hermann van Pels woonde met zijn gezin jarenlang in Osnabrück. Toen voor Joden het leven door het nazisme in toenemende mate moeilijk werd, vertrok hij in <strong>1937</strong> naar Nederland en streek in Amsterdam-Zuid neer. Hij had door de jaren heen veel inwoning, onder meer van zijn schoonouders. De komst naar Nederland leverde geen bijzondere moeilijkheden op omdat van Pels de Nederlandse nationaliteit had. Omdat hij Nederlander was, viel hij onder de dienstplichtwet. Welke praktische gevolgen dat voor hem heeft gehad is niet duidelijk. Wel werd hij <strong>begin 1939</strong> aangehouden omdat hij gesignaleerd stond als deserteur, maar die kwestie liep met een sisser af. Rond dezelfde tijd plaatste het Amerikaanse consulaat hem op de wachtlijst voor emigratie “under the German quota”.<sup data-footnote-id=\"uoomf\"><a href=\"#footnote-4\" id=\"footnote-marker-4-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[4]</a></sup></p>\r\n\r\n<p>Van Pels had met zijn zwager Max Goldschmidt een handel in textielgoederen. Hier stapte hij <strong>begin 1939</strong> uit, en ging bij Otto Franks bedrijf Pectacon werken. In <strong>juli 1942</strong> dook Hermann van Pels met zijn gezin onder in het Achterhuis. Wat over deze periode over Van Pels bekend is, komt uit het dagboek van Anne, met enige aanvulling en correctie door Otto en Miep.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Van Pels kwam na de arrestatie in Westerbork terecht. Hij ging vandaar met het transport van <strong>3 september 1944</strong> naar Auschwitz. In het mannenkamp deed hij zwaar werk, waarbij hij zijn duim ernstig bezeerde. Hij vroeg om <em>Stubendienst</em> maar werd daardoor slachtoffer van een tussentijdse selectie en het is vrijwel zeker dat hij in de gaskamer werd vermoord. Hermann van Pels was toen 46 jaar.<sup data-footnote-id=\"wgolo\"><a href=\"#footnote-5\" id=\"footnote-marker-5-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[5]</a></sup></p>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"footnotes\">\r\n<header>\r\n<h2>Footnotes</h2>\r\n</header>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"wj5sk\" id=\"footnote-1\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-1-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Standesamt Gehrde, Geboorteregister 6 juli 1948 (afschrift); Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Nederlands Beheersinstituut (NBI): Beheersdossiers, nummer toegang 2.09.16, inv. nr. 141144.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"261ka\" id=\"footnote-2\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-2-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart H. van Pels; Gezinskaarten, Gezinskaart H. van Pels.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"7kdyt\" id=\"footnote-3\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-3-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Zie <a href=\"https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/index.html.\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/index.html</a>.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"uoomf\" id=\"footnote-4\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-4-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Anne Frank Stichting, Anne Frank Collectie, reg. code A_vPels_I_001: Amerikaanse Consul aan H. van Pels, 25 april 1939.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"wgolo\" id=\"footnote-5\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-5-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Literatuur: Menno Metselaar, 'Een egoïstische vader, een ijdele moeder en een verlegen jongen? De familie van Pels: medeschuilers in het Achterhuis', in: <em>Anne Frank Magazine</em> 1998, p. 8-13; Aukje Vergeest, <em>Anne Frank in het Achterhuis: wie was wie?</em>, Amsterdam: Rainbow, 2014.</cite></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</section>",
"content_en": "<p>Hermann van Pels was born in Gehrde on <strong>31 March 1898</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"fm4vk\"><a href=\"#footnote-1\" id=\"footnote-marker-1-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[1]</a></sup> Gehrde is a place between Osnabrück and Oldenburg. The personal and family card of Hermann van Pels incorrectly states <strong>31 March 1890</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"x9ikh\"><a href=\"#footnote-2\" id=\"footnote-marker-2-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[2]</a></sup> This is an administrative error that has taken on a life of its own. And the <em>Gedenkbuch</em> of the <strong>Bundesarchiv</strong> states the date as <strong>5 April 1898</strong>.<sup data-footnote-id=\"7zons\"><a href=\"#footnote-3\" id=\"footnote-marker-3-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[3]</a></sup> This error probably occurred because the date of the birth certificate is 5 April. Hermann was a son of Aäron van Pels and Lina Vorsänger. He was the fourth of six children. His brother and sisters were: David Max, Henny, Ida Henriëtte, Clara and Meta.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nothing is known about Hermann van Pels' childhood and schooling. From statements by his sister Ida we know of an apprenticeship with the firm Alsberg and of a job with Karstadt in Kiel. It is certain that he lived in Kiel from March to August 1917 and moved from there to Hamburg. In <strong>December 1925</strong> he married Auguste Röttgen in Elberfeld. Their son Peter was born in <strong>1926</strong>.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hermann van Pels and his family lived in Osnabrück for years. When life became increasingly difficult for Jews under Nazi rule, he left for the Netherlands in <strong>1937</strong> and settled in Amsterdam-Zuid. Over the years he lived at many addresses, including with his parents-in-law. His arrival in the Netherlands did not cause any particular problems, because Van Pels had Dutch nationality. Because he was a Dutchman, he was subject to conscription. What practical consequences this had for him is not clear. In <strong>early 1939</strong> he was arrested as a deserter, but the matter ended quietly. Around the same time, the American consulate put him on the waiting list for emigration 'under the German quota'.<sup data-footnote-id=\"uoomf\"><a href=\"#footnote-4\" id=\"footnote-marker-4-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[4]</a></sup></p>\r\n\r\n<p>Together with his brother-in-law Max Goldschmidt, Van Pels had a trade in textile goods. He left this business in <strong>early 1939</strong> and went to work for Otto Frank's company Pectacon. In <strong>July 1942</strong>, Hermann van Pels and his family went into hiding in the Secret Annex. What is known about Van Pels during this period comes from Anne's diary, with some additions and corrections by Otto and Miep.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Van Pels ended up in Westerbork after the arrest. From there he was transported to Auschwitz on <strong>3 September 1944</strong>. In the men's camp he did heavy work, seriously hurting his thumb. He asked for <em>Stubendienst</em> but thus became a victim of an interim selection and it is almost certain that he was killed in the gas chamber. Hermann van Pels was 46 years old at the time.<sup data-footnote-id=\"0z7p9\"><a href=\"#footnote-5\" id=\"footnote-marker-5-1\" rel=\"footnote\">[5]</a></sup></p>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"footnotes\">\r\n<header>\r\n<h2>Footnotes</h2>\r\n</header>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"fm4vk\" id=\"footnote-1\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-1-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Standesamt Gehrde, Geboorteregister 6 juli 1948 (afschrift); Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Nederlands Beheersinstituut (NBI): Beheersdossiers, nummer toegang 2.09.16, inv. nr. 141144.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"x9ikh\" id=\"footnote-2\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-2-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart H. van Pels; Gezinskaarten, Gezinskaart H. van Pels</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"7zons\" id=\"footnote-3\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-3-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Zie <a href=\"https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/index.html.\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/index.html</a>.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"uoomf\" id=\"footnote-4\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-4-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Anne Frank Stichting, Anne Frank Collectie, reg. code A_vPels_I_001: Amerikaanse Consul aan H. van Pels, 25 april 1939.</cite></li>\r\n\t<li data-footnote-id=\"0z7p9\" id=\"footnote-5\"><sup><a href=\"#footnote-marker-5-1\">^</a> </sup><cite>Literature: Menno Metselaar, 'An egotistical father, a vain mother and a shy boy. The van Pels family: also in hiding in the Secret Annexe', in: <em>Anne Frank Magazine</em> 1998, p. 8-13;Aukje Vergeest, <em>Anne Frank in the Secret Annexe: who was who?</em>, Amsterdam: Anne Frank House, 2015.</cite></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</section>",
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"death_date": "1944-10-03",
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"birth_place": "Gehrde",
"birth_country": "Duitsland",
"death_place": "Auschwitz-Birkenau",
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"summary": "Hermann van Pels was an employee of Pectacon and was one of the people hiding in the Secret Annex.",
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