Memorial monument for Jewish Deaf victims of the nazi regime

DovenShoahThe little deaf Ina Nanny Blits celebrated her 5th birthday in the gas chambers.

The old deaf Isaäc Nathans was 83 years old when he died in Westerbork. Maybe he was glad that he died.

The deaf couple Isaäc Arons and Metta de Jong celebrated their 25th year of marriage with their son and daughter in 1941. Two years later, after a terrible, frightening trip the family arrived in Sobibor, where the complete family died on the same day. Probably, the family was sent to gas chambers directly after arrival.

Sunday, October 17 at 14.00 hr. a monument will be unveiled in Amsterdam in memory of all the Jewish Deaf victims of the nazi regime. The unveiling will be done by Anna Vos-van Dam (the only Dutch deaf survivor of Auschwitz) together with Hedy d

Published On: 10 Heshvan 5771 (10 Heshvan 5771 (October 18, 2010))