Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Etty Hillesum across 3 places, from 1932 to 1944.
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Esther "Etty" Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was a Dutch Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Etty Hillesum was documented, and when
1932year
Amsterdamattested“After completing school in 1932, she moved to Amsterdam to study law and Slavic languages.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
31 March 1944exact date
Auschwitz concentration campattested“Mischa Hillesum remained in Auschwitz until October 1943, when he was moved to the Warsaw Ghetto, where, according to the Red Cross, he died before 31 March 1944.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
31 March 1944exact date
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movementattested“Mischa Hillesum remained in Auschwitz until October 1943, when he was moved to the Warsaw Ghetto, where, according to the Red Cross, he died before 31 March 1944.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1 presence · 1944
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July 1942month
Westerbork transit campmentioned“When round-ups of Jews intensified in July 1942, Etty took on administrative duties for the "Jewish Council", voluntarily transferring to a department of "Social Welfare for People in Transit" at Westerbork transit camp.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
7 September 1943exact date
Auschwitz concentration campmentioned“On 7 September 1943, the family was deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
7 September 1943exact date
Westerbork transit campmentioned“On 7 September 1943, the family was deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
February 1944month
Bergen-Belsen concentration campmentioned“Only Jaap Hillesum did not go with them; he arrived in Westerbork after their removal, and in February 1944, he was sent to Bergen-Belsen, dying shortly after its liberation in April 1945.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
February 1944month
Westerbork transit campmentioned“Only Jaap Hillesum did not go with them; he arrived in Westerbork after their removal, and in February 1944, he was sent to Bergen-Belsen, dying shortly after its liberation in April 1945.”source: Wikipedia: Etty Hillesum
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