Testimony of Sara Sonja (Verdooner) Goldwein, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1935, regarding her experiences in Amsterdam, in hiding, in hiding in Nieuw Vennep and in Laren
Testimony of Sara Sonja (Verdooner) Goldwein, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1935, regarding her experiences in Amsterdam, in hiding, in hiding in Nieuw Vennep and in Laren
Testimony of Sara Sonja (Verdooner) Goldwein, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1935, regarding her experiences in Amsterdam, in hiding, in hiding in Nieuw Vennep and in Laren
Her childhood in a secular family of musicians including attending a public school; her father's work, apparently in the Joodse Raad offices.
Decision by her parents to move to a hiding place in the home of a family, early 1943; move to a hiding place with a family; life in hiding including taking care of the 4 year old son of the family that was hiding her, for six months; move to a village, Nieuw Vennep; in hiding while hidden by another family, including the attitude of the 14 year old son of the family that was hiding her; eviction of the priest and his family members from the village due to adultery, several months later; move to a family with many children; detention of the father of the family that is hiding her; life with the family until the liberation.
Move to a Jewish institution in Amsterdam for a short period of time; move to Laren; aliya to Israel with [the children of] the orphanage, 1951.
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item Id
8103945
First Name
Sara
Sonia
Sonja
Last Name
Goldvein
Goldwein
Maiden Name
Verdoner
Verdooner
Date of Birth
/10/10/1935
Place of Birth
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives