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Hetty: A True Story by Hetty E. Verolme.!
Hetty Verolme
Australian Holocaust survivor and writer (1930–2024)
Hetty Esther Verolme (February 1930 – 9 July 2024) was an Australian writer, educator, and Holocaust survivor.
Belsen: Our Story is a one-hour documentary film telling the untold story of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where over people, died.
She wrote about her experiences as a child in Bergen-Belsen, and was a founding trustee of Children of Belsen and the Holocaust Trust.
Early life and family
Hetty Esther Verolme[1] was born in February 1930[2] in Antwerp, Belgium.[3]
In 1931 the Werkendam family moved to Amsterdam from Antwerp.
Eight years later, World War II broke out and in May 1940 the Germans occupied the Netherlands.[4][3]
World War II
In 1943, when Verolme was 12 years old, the Werkendam family was transported first to the Westerbork camp for a short stay, then to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
At Bergen-Belsen, Verolme and her brothers, Max and Jack, were sent to Barrack 211, also known as the Children's House.[4]
Sister Luba, a Polish prisoner, save