Overview
- Description
- Contains information about the peaceful life of Rose De Liema in the Netherlands before the Holocaust, the German invasion of the Netherlands, the deaths of most of her family members, her life in hiding, and her eventual capture and deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Also included is information about De Liema's friendship with members of the Anne Frank family in Auschwitz.
- Subtitle
- A mother writes to her children
- Date
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1920-1975
- Collection Creator
- Rose J. De Liema
- Biography
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Rose van Gelder De Liema is a native of The Hague, Netherlands, and a survivor of the Holocaust. After nearly two years of hiding with her husband, they were captured and deported to Auschwitz. Both were liberated by the Russian Army and were reunited in The Hague in the fall of 1945. The De Liema family immigrated to the United States in 1950 and settled in Mission Viejo, California.
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography. Jews--Netherlands. Genealogy. Forced labor. Hiding places. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. Escapes. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from the Netherlands. World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists. Women concentration camp guards. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Geographic Name
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. Breda (Netherlands) Hague (Netherlands)
- Personal Name
- De Liema, Rose. De Liema, Sal. Frank, Anne, 1929-1945. Diependaal, Mem.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Rose J. De Liema
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The testimony was written by Rose De Liema as a memorial to her family, all of whom, with the exception of her husband, died in Auschwitz. She completed the testimony in 1975.
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- 2023-08-25 12:29:56
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Also in Rose De Liema collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Rose De Liema during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
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Information in this copy is a more up-to-date version of creator's original memoir.
