The De Wilde family photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Jolene Sonnheim
Biographical History
Jolene (Jolijn) de Wilde Sonnheim is the child of Louis de Wilde, born May 17, 1906, in Amsterdam, and Alida Roza (Ada) Bollegraf, born June 22, 1906. Jolene and her sister, Marthi, lived in hiding in Freistand, Netherlands, from 1940-1945. They were protected during this time by Hielke and Herder Brouwer, who were honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985. Her parents also lived in hiding during the war. Her father died March 28, 1987 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland; her mother died August 1997 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jolene Sonnheim
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Jolene De Wilde Sonnheim.
Scope and Content
Consists of four pre-war photographs of the De Wilde family who lived in hiding in Friesland, Netherands during the Holocaust.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Jolene Sonnheim
People
- Jolene Sonnheim
Subjects
- Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands.
- Friesland (Netherlands)
- Jews--Netherlands.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document