Hetty D'Ancona de Leeuwe papers

Document | Accession Number: 2007.338.1

Collection consists of documents, correspondence, and photographs documenting the post-liberation experiences of Hetty D'Ancona de Leeuwe’s mother, Estella D'Ancona, who was interned in Westerbork and deported to numerous concentration camps including Theresienstadt, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Lenzing sub-camp. Documents include Estella's efforts to return to the Netherlands. Pre-war and post-war photographs include images of Hetty D'Ancona, her father (who survived in hiding), and her mother. Documents were issued in France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Austria.

Date: creation: circa 1945
Genre/Form: Correspondence.
Photographs.
Postcards.
Extent: 1 folder
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hetty D'Ancona deLeeuwe

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Document Creator: Hetty d. deLeeuwe
Biography: Hetty de Leeuwe was born in Amsterdam in 1930. She survived the Holocaust in hiding with a Christian family in the Netherlands. She was reunited with her parents after the war and immigrated to the United States.
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Hetty D'Ancona de Leeuwe.
Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
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Contains materials documenting the experiences of Hetty D'Ancona de Leeuwe and her family during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.