Minnie Vromen family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn524112
• English
• 1927-2005
• box oversize folder 1 1
• Updated 7 months ago

The collection documents the prewar, wartime, and postwar experiences of Clara Vromen, originally of Enschede, Netherlands, along with her mother Minnie van Dam, her grandparents Clara and Isidor van Dam, and her brother Jaap Vromen. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, a personal narrative, and clippings. Biographical materials include identification documents, paperwork regarding Westerbork, and a list of gold and silver items owned by Isidor. There are also false identification cards for Minnie and Isidor under the names of Mininie Helene Lebeboer and Frederi...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn524113
• English
• 1942-1943
• overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Uncut Star of David badge issued to the Vromen family in the Netherlands. Minnie Vromen, age 34, and her 2 children, Jaap, age 13, and Clary, age 12, were living in Enschede when Germany occupied the country in May 1940. Minnie's work as a social worker helped them escape deportation to Westerbork internment camp in November 1942. She decided to go into hiding and in February 1943 sent the children to Duerne where they were hidden in separate homes with non-Jewish Dutch families. They had to change hiding places several times during the war. After liberation in spring 1945, Minnie did not k...