Jewish Memorial Hellum

The war memorial is a reminder of 12 Jewish inhabitants of Hellum who were killed in Auschwitz during the Second World War.

There are two plaques on the memorial.

The first plaque reads:
Every pearl loses some of its shine at some point…..

The second plaque lists the names of the twelve victims:
Simon Bollegraaf born 28-10-1890 died 30-07-1942
Aaltje Bollegraaf-Zuidema born 08-08-1893 died 22-10-1943
Abraham Bollegraaf born 12-08-1920 died 30-09-1942
Geertruida Bollegraaf born 11-12-1923 died 22-10-1943
Antje Bollegraaf-Campion born 15-04-1864 died 28-01-1944
Leonard Simon Bollegraaf born 27-03-1898 died 31-03-1944
Nathan Bollegraaf born 11-01-1894 died 04-08-1942
Jetta Bollegraaf-Lezer born 16-01-1895 died 22-10-1943
Elsien Bollegraaf born 27-05-1920 died 22-10-1943
Antje Bollegraaf born 12-03-1924 died 22-10-1943
Abraham Bollegraaf born 05-01-1927 died 31-03-1944
Elsien Lezer-de Groot born 11-03-1867 died 22-10-1943

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Source

• Text: Bert Deelman
• Photos: Bert Deelman
• Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei