Benjamin van Thijn

Amsterdam, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 52 years

Occupation: Shop assistant

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Aan de Diemerplas, 1937

Aan de Diemerplas in 1937, waar men vaak ging kanovaren of zwemmen met v.l.n.r.  Catharina (Rina) Blitz, Benjamin (Ben) van Thijn, Joseph (Joop) van Thijn met hoedje, Hela (Elie) van Thijn, broer van Ben en Hanna Blitz, zus van Rina.

Placed by Ernest Gompers (redactie) .
With: Benjamin van Thijn, Joseph van Thijn, Hela van Thijn, Hanna Blitz
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Van Thijn en Blitz.

Zomer 1938 of 1939 met voor zittend v.l.n.r. Aaltje (Aliza) van Thijn-Bartels, Abraham Blitz en Rachel Blitz-Posener. Acher zittend Benjamin (Ben) van Thijn en zijn zuster Sippora (Sien) van Thijn, die de oorlog heeft overleefd. Privé collectie

Placed by Ernest Gompers (redactie) .
With: Benjamin van Thijn, Aaltje van Thijn-Bartels, Abraham Blitz, Rachel Blitz-Posener
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Benjamin van Thijn and his wife and siste-in-law.

Summer 1938: Benjamin van Thijn (right) and his wife Aaltje van Thijn-Bartels (m) and left Rebekka van Thijn-van Coevorden, spouse of Benjamin's brother and photographer of this picture Maurits van Thijn . Private collection

Placed by Ernest Gompers (redactie) .
With: Benjamin van Thijn, Rebekka van Thijn-van Coevorden, Aaltje van Thijn-Bartels
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Benjamin van Thijn and his son Joop.

Benjamin van Thijn and his son Joseph (Joop) at home at Afrikanerplein 16 in Amsterdam. Private collection

Placed by Ernest Gompers (redactie) .
With: Benjamin van Thijn, Joseph van Thijn
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The couple Aaltje and Benjamin van Thijn.

The couple Aaltje (Aliza) van Thijn and Benjamin (Ben) van Thijn. Photo 1938 at the Afrikanerplein in Amsterdam. Private collection

Placed by Ernest Gompers (redactie) .
With: Benjamin van Thijn, Aaltje van Thijn-Bartels
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Ben van Thijn.

Benjamin (Ben) van Thijn. Photo 7 July 1937 at the Afrikanerplein in Amsterdam. Private Collection

Placed by Ernest Gompers (redactie) .
With: Benjamin van Thijn
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Benjamin van Thijn.

Benjamin van Thijn. Bron: Ghetto Fighters House, foto 60575

Placed by Aline Pennewaard .
With: Benjamin van Thijn
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Benjamin van Thijn

Benjamin van Thijn

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Stories (8)

About Benjamin van Thijn and his wife Aaltje Bartels.

Benjamin van Thijn, usually called Ben, was born in Amsterdam as a son of Levie van Thijn and Elizabeth Mozes van Bergen from Weesp. On 2 December 1914 he married in Hilversum Aaltje Bartels, (also known as Aliza), a daughter of Joseph Bartels and Johanna Bierman. The couple had three children, name…

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Benjamin van Thijn and his family

Another son, Levie van Thijn, also belonged to the Benjamin van Thijn family. He lived at another address with his wife and daughter. Addition from a visitor to the website We have been unable to determine whether one or more members of this family survived the war. While their names do not appear …

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Maurits van Thijn en Catharina Blitz

Maurits van Thijn en Catharina Blitz waren de enige overlevenden van hun beide families, die onder elkaar woonden op het Afrikanerplein in Amsterdam. In oktober 1942 verloofden Mau en Rina zich en doken korte tijd later onder. Na verraad kwamen ze in Westerbork terecht, waar ze trouwden, om vervolge…

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The address of Benjamin van Thijn

Afrikanerplein 16 I, Amsterdam Visit location page

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