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Branca Nieuwenburg - Boom

Branca Boom was a sister-in-law of Miep Gies.

Person

  • Branca Nieuwenburg - Boom
  • Born on: April 17, 1912
  • Born in: Amsterdam, Nederland
  • Died on: Dec. 20, 2004

Branca Boom was a sister-in-law of Miep Gies. She married Miep's foster brother Gerard Nieuwenburg on 19 August 1936. Sister-in-law Miep and brother-in-law Simon Zilverberg were witnesses.[1]

From 1935 to 1937, Branca, in her own words, worked at Opekta. In 2002 she wrote some short memories, including: "Otto Frank and his family were very kind and civilized people. Anne was often in the office, I worked there from 1935 to 1937 I always enjoyed working there." After she left the office, contact between them grew less; she knew nothing about the hiding period.[2]

Her brother Jacob (1916) said at the funeral that as the eldest child she worked hard in the time of crisis to ensure that her brothers and herself had a good education.[3]

Source personal data.[4] Addresses: Vrolikstraat 30-I, Amsterdam; Granaatstraat 8-II (1925);[5]Trompenburgerstraat 18-II (1936); Slochterwaard 236, Alkmaar (1976).[5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Burgerlijke Stand (toegangsnummer 5009), inv. nr. 6386: Register van huwelijksakten 1936, deel 27, 73f, akte 140.
  2. ^ Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Getuigenarchief Nieuwenburg – Boom: Herinneringen Branca Boom.
  3. ^ AFS, Getuigenarchief Nieuwenburg – Boom: Tekst bij uitvaart van Jacob Boom, 20 december 2004.
  4. ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart B. Boom; AFS, Getuigenarchief Branca Nieuwenburg – Boom: Brief L. Koning, Alkmaar, aan Anne Frank Stichting, 3 maart 2010. Misschien verwart de buurman datum van overlijden en van uitvaart (zie ook noot 3).
  5. a, b SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Gezinskaarten (toegangsnummer 5422): Gezinskaart S. Boom (1882).