Overview
- Description
- The Joe Van Rooyen collection consists of material related to the Holocaust experiences of Joe Van Rooyen, who was a member of the Dutch Resistance. In 1943, Van Rooyen was arrested and deported first to Amersfoort, and then to a labor camp near Berlin, where he worked for the Bamag-Meguin steel factory. He describes being tortured for information. Mr. Van Rooyen was liberated by the American Army in April 1945. Includes Mr. Van Rooyen's handwritten memoir (with typed transcript), three audiocassettes containing an oral history with Mr. Van Rooyen, a magazine containing an article about him, his identity card from 1941, a 1949-1951 blood donation card, and his 1943 work pass for Bamag-Meguin. Also includes two photographs of Mr. Van Rooyen as well as photographic negatives of an unknown concentration camp.
- Date
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inclusive:
1941-2009
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Frances Mohnke
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives. Photographs. Identification card.
- Extent
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6 negative strips.
3 audiocassettes.
1 magazine.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Joe Van Rooyen collection is arranged in a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Frances Mohnke
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives. Resistance movements, War.
- Geographic Name
- Netherlands. Amersfoort (Netherlands) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Van Rooyen, Joe.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Frances Mohnke donated the Joe Van Rooyen collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in January 2010. Frances Mohnke is the step-daughter of Joe Van Rooyen.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-12-20 09:05:21
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Oral history interview with Joe Van Rooyen
Oral History
Consists of an interview about the Holocaust experiences of Joe Van Rooyen, who was a member of the Dutch Resistance.