Relatives come to Camp Westerbork for identification film: ‘Circle is complete’

Eduard Braunberger and Geertruida Fransman

Eduard Braunberger was born on July 22, 1909 in Amsterdam, Geertruida Fransman on November 28, 1917. They married on September 26, 1940. Accountant Eduard and secretary Geertruida ended up in Kamp Westerbork twice. The first time was in August 1942, but they were released afterwards.

A year and a half later they ended up in the camp again. They were deported to Auschwitz on 19 May 1944. There Eduard died on November 12, Geertruida survived the war. In 1946 she married David van Gelderen, with whom she had two children. Geertruida died on May 19, 1979, exactly 35 years after being transported to Auschwitz.

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