How Did Etty Hillesum Die?
Esther (Etty) Hillesum (15 January 1914–30 November 1943) Was the Dutch Author of Confessional Letters and Diaries Which Describe Both Her Religious Awakening...
Esther (Etty) Hillesum (15 January 1914–30 November 1943) was the Dutch author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation. In 1943 she was deported and killed in Auschwitz concentration camp.
When did Etty Hillesum die?
"One would like to be a balm for many wounds." These words conclude the Diary written by Etty Hillesum, a young Dutch Jew who was deported to Auschwitz on 7 September 1943 where she died, according to a report by the Red Cross, on 30 November 1943, 75 years ago.
Where did Etty Hillesum live in Amsterdam?
Language is so revealing! We may never know what got Etty Hillesum into psychotherapy, and keeping a diary, in 1941. A Dutch Jew, born Esther, the eldest of three siblings, from Middelburg, she was then living in Amsterdam, in front of the Rijksmuseum.
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