Overview
- Description
- Photographs and correspondence illustrating the experiences of the de Kadt and Swaap families during before, during, and after the Holocaust in the Netherlands. Includes photographic copies and original prints of images of Louis de Kadt and his wife Sonja [nee Swaap], who placed their children Wilhelmina and Maarten in hiding before their deportation. The children reunited after the war with their maternal grandmother, Margarethe Swaap, who survived Bergen-Belsen. Also included are photos of Wilhelmina with the daughters of her rescuers, the van der Zijden family, and letters written by Sonja dated 1940-41 from the Netherlands to her sister Ella in the United States.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Wilhelmina Juhlin
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Wilhelmina Juhlin.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:26:55
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The collection consists of an overnight bag, correspondence, 8mm film, copy prints, and photographs relating to the experiences of the de Kadt and Swaap families before, during, and after the Holocaust in the Netherlands and the United States.
