Groningen, – Den Haag,
Reached the age of 50 years
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Benjamin Velleman was the son of Ruben Velleman and Rebekka op den Berg. Gemeentearchief Den Haag. Overlijdensakte van Benjamin Velleman
Shortly after the German invasion of the Netherlands, Benjamin Velleman, his wife Reintje Betsy Anholt, and their only child Ruben Emanuel Velleman, committed suicide. Gemeentearchief Den Haag. Overlijdensaktes
It is still an extremely sensitive topic: suicide during the Second World War. Historians have not known what to do with it for a long time. What is t…
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