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Wilma de Jonge

Wilma de Jonge was a cousin of Hello Silberberg, a friend of Anne Frank.

Wilma de Jonge was a cousin of Hello Silberberg, a friend of Anne Frank. Before education was segregated, Wilma attended the 2nd Public Business School on P.L.Takstraat.[1] Anne Frank described her as a girl who takes our tram.[2] At that time Wilma was attending the Jewish Lyceum or HBS, so she was likely taking service line 8 to school. Anne probably did the same after her bicycle was stolen on 13 April 1942.

Wilma de Jonge Was social worker for the Jewish Council.[3] She, her younger sister and her mother were gassed in Auschwitz upon arrival around 10 September 1942.[4] Her older brother had already been murdered there in August 1942.[5] Her father was murdered in Sobibor in April 1943.[6]

Source personal data [3] Addresses : Noorder Amstellaan 41 III, Amsterdam.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Secretarie: Afdeling onderwijs en rechtsvoorganger, inv. nr. 7410: Opgave joodse leerlingen.
  2. ^ Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 14 & 30 June 1942, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
  3. a, b, c SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Wilma de Jonge.
  4. ^ Arolsen Archives - International Center of Nazi Perscution, Bad Arolsen. DocID: 5149962; Joods Monument: Wilma de Jonge.
  5. ^ Joods Monument: Günther de Jonge.
  6. ^ Joods Monument: David de Jonge.