Iwan Hiegentlich was a radiotelegraph operator in Assen. As a Jew, he was dismissed from his position at the start of the occupation. He tried to escape to unoccupied France. He arranged to meet somebody on the Kerkstraat and carried a violin as the agreed symbol of identification.
In June 1942 th…
Iwan Hiegentlich, geb. 11.04.1916 te Assen, is op 06..11.1942 met transport no. 42 vanuit het Franse doorgangskamp Drancy naar Auschwitz gedeporteerd.
Hij gaf op van beroep radiotelegrafist te zijn.
Zijn laatste adres in Frankrijk was: 72, Route (Rue) d'Auxonne in Dijon.
Zijn naam komt voo…
In addition, Jokos files (numbers 11821, 15599) on this family or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos files reveal that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to…