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1 " But, above all, the people I met there had an urgent message for me: tell this story, because it is different from the many stories the world knows. The Jews did not go to their deaths willingly -- indeed, there were Jewish resistance fighters. Female ones at that. "
― Roxane van Iperen , The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory
2 " To assist with the ‘Final Solution to the Jewish problem’, the Germans had set up a department for disputable cases. When someone thought he was wrongly registered as ‘Jewish’, he could lodge an appeal at the Abteilung Innere Verwaltung (General Internal Administration). "
3 " Brilleslijper, Joseph Brilleslijper-Gerritse, Fietje Rebling-Brilleslijper, Rebekka Brandes-Brilleslijper, Marianne Brilleslijper, Jacob v.d. Berg-Walvisch, Pauline Teixeira de Mattos, Abraham Teixeira de Mattos-Gompes, Louise Frank, Otto Frank-Hollander, Edith Frank, Margot Betti Frank, Annelies Marie The last train to Auschwitz will leave Westerbork the following morning. "
4 " Half an hour later, the Gestapo arrives at Van den Berg’s house to collect Kathinka for deportation. "
