February 13,2010

Effects Returned to 35 Families

Press Release

Today the International Tracing Service (ITS) of Bad Arolsen was able to return effects to 35 Dutch families at the Amersfoort Memorial Site. Most of the personal belongings were wallets which had been taken away from their owners by the Nazis during deportation to the Neuengamme concentration camp. “We are really pleased that contact could be established with the families thanks to the initiative of Gert van Dompseler and Pieter Dekker of Stichting October’44,” said Nicole Dominicus, head of Archival Requests and Visitors’ Service at ITS.

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