Max Sitters
Max Sitters was in kindergarten of the Sixth Montessori School together with Anne Frank.
Person
Max Sitters was a son of Emanuel Sitters (1902-1943) and Rebecca Druijf (1905-1943).[1] They were married on 21 December 1927 in Amsterdam. Max's father worked as a salesman in radios and household goods and his mother was a seamstress.[2] He had a younger sister Bettie Klara (1937-1943).[3]
Max was enrolled by Preparatory School No. 51 on 3 September 1934.[4] In the 1935 class photo of Anne Frank's kindergarten class, Max is the little boy with the wicker basket in front of him, on the far right.[5] After the summer holidays in 1936, he entered the Sixth Montessori School, but he was not in the same class as Anne. After a year and a half, he was transferred to the Vondelschool (the former Jekerschool) on 17 February 1938.[6]
Together with his parents and younger sister, Max was in Camp Westerbork from 10 December 1942 to 23 February 1943.[7] On that day, they were deported to Auschwitz. Max, his mother Rebecca and his sister Bettie Klara were probably murdered immediately after arriving on 26 February 1943.[8] His father Emanuel died a few months later, around 6 July 1943, according to his archive card in the Amsterdam population register.[2]
Source personal details.[1] Addresses: Koningsstraat 16-III, Amsterdam;[9] Dintelstraat 2a (1934);[10] Zuider Amstellaan 126hs.[1]
Footnotes
- a, b, c Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Max Sitters.
- a, b SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaarten Emanuel Sitters en Rebecca Druijf.
- ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Bettie Klara Sitters
- ^ Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Anne Frank Collectie (AFC), reg. code A_Montessori_I_001: Administratie leerlingen K.O. "de Blauwe Zeedistel", volgnummer 357.
- ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_AFrank_III_055.067: Leerlingen uit de klas van Anne Frank op de Zesde Montessorischool, Amsterdam, 1935.
- ^ AFS, AFC, reg code A_Montessorischool_I_002: Inschrijvingsboek voor leerlingen van de Zesde Montessorischool, 29 augustus 1932 tot en met 6 april 1959, volgnr. 198.
- ^ Arolsen Archives, Index cards from the Judenrat (Jewish Council) file in Amsterdam, DocID: 130374689 (Max SITTERS); DocID: 130374672 (Emanuel SITTERS); DocID: 130374692 (Rebecca SITTERS DRUYF); DocID: 130374669 (Bettie K SITTERS).
- ^ Joods Monument: Max Sitters.
- ^ SAA, Archief van de Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Woningkaarten (toegangsnummer 5445): Woningkaart Koningsstraat 16 3 hoog.
- ^ SAA, Archief van de Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Woningkaarten (toegangsnummer 5445): Woningkaart Dintelstraat 2a.
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Klassenfoto van Anne op de Voorbereidende school No. 51, Amsterdam, 1935
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