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Yolan Sonnheim de Wilde

Testimony
Testimony of Yolan (de Wilde) Sonnheim, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1938, about persecution in Amsterdam and her experiences in hiding with a family in Twijzel Information about her family; Aryanization of her father’s business in 1942; her escape to hiding places in the city; transfer to Twijzel with her older sister; live in Twijzel with the family of Hielke and Gelske Brouwer (later recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations"); Gelske Brouwer is in command of the Friesland area underground and is responsible for hiding Jews; finding parents in hiding in Amsterdam; transfer to Garijp with her sister in winter 1944; her mother's arrival in February 1945; their return to the Brouwer family; liberation by the Canadian Army; return to Amsterdam in September 1945; aliya to Israel in 1968.
item Id
13192275
First Name
Yolan
Last Name
de Wilde
Sonnheim
Date of Birth
21/03/1938
Place of Birth
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
08/08/2017
Date of Creation - latest
08/08/2017
Name of Submitter
סונהיים דה ווילדה יולן Yolan (de Wilde) Sonnheim
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video