23 September 1938 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Carla Alice Schaap, was born in Amsterdam.
Carla was the daughter of an Amsterdam notary. When her parents were forced to move to the Amsterdam ghetto in early 1943, Carla was placed in hiding. Her father obtained false identity papers for her under the name “Carla van IJsselstein.”
She was hidden in Laren together with three Jewish sisters: Esther (17), Lena (12), and Julia Zilverberg (10). They were taken care of by Josephina Simonis, who ran a small children’s home.
On 15 November 1943, members of the Rotterdam police’s “Group X” raided the house and arrested Josephina and the four children, who were taken to a detention center in Rotterdam and, on 10 December 1943, transferred to the Westerbork transit camp.
On 8 February 1944, Carla and the Zilverberg sisters were placed on a transport to Auschwitz. To relieve pressure on the Westerbork hospital, this transport included 400–500 sick and vulnerable Jews.
The train arrived at the ramp between Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp on 10 February 1944. Upon selection, 142 men and 73 women were registered in the camp. Carla, the three Zilverberg sisters, and 796 other people from the transport were immediately murdered in gas chambers.
Josephina Simonis was deported to Ravensbrück, where she perished in the winter of 1945, one day after her 60th birthday.
The portrait of Carla comes from https://t.co/qRnzg4cnKf (source Ronald van Gelder)
“If we extend unlimited tolerance to those who are intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them”
the philosopher, Karl Popper.
Another packed mega-dinghy with more than 60 migrants has been spotted heading to Britain from Normandy, accompanied by a full French safety escort. Couldn’t they just escort them back to France? https://t.co/ZtaM86Ynym
With reports of incoming migrant boats, I want to make it abundantly clear that all Restore Britain members are absolutely welcome to participate in a peaceful protest against the invasion.
In fact, I very much encourage it.
@PatrickChristys You need to check out Flight radar 24 Patrick, there's an aircraft in the channel that seems to be circling something: https://t.co/Pl6V71FEMG
Remembering with honour all the brave souls who fought during Operation Market Garden Sep 1944.
Arnhem holds a sacred place for all Airborne Forces.
Lest we forget 🇬🇧
Ready for anything 🆎
#Arnhem#Operationmarketgarden#Paras
@JeevunSandher Another one blinded by this net zero lunacy. You should be arrested for running this scam. It might be good for your pockets but it's definitely not good for ours 😡
Rough times for Ed, but I'm glad the most unhinged antisemites are coming after him. Now maybe the wider public will see that these aren't civil rights movements but a coalition of mentally ill leftists