The Wessel Ten Broeck Patent near Catskill, a portion of which was inherited by Jacob J.1701-1774), who bequeathed her inheritance to her children and grandchildren (among whom were the frequently mentioned DeMonts). William's wife was Temperance Loveridge (ca. 1695-1765), mostly concerning the family's holdings in the Loveridge Patent south of Catskill. Included are papers of Jacob Van Orden and his great-grandfather, William (ca. The smaller second group of papers is a miscellaneous lot which concerns the family of Abraham's brother, Samuel, especially his sons, John (1785-1879) and Peter (1794-1854), and John's son, Samuel J.
Of particular interest are the Mohawk Valley land dealings of the family and the rather poignant correspondence between Abraham and his son-in-law Walter Van Veghten (1779-1860) concerning Walter's business failures and marital problems. It includes papers relating to his sons, to his brother and business partner, Teunis T. The larger one comes from Abraham Van Vechten and represents his varied career as lawyer, State Attorney General, landowner and storekeeper. The principal divisions of this collection are as follows: Van Vechten Papers Despite the fact that these papers were preserved separately from other collections of Van Vechten and Van Orden papers and came to the New York State Library from a source different from the others, they should not be considered as independent of them. (born 1841), who are represented in the collection with some fairly late documents. However, the leading candidates would seem to be Jacob Van Orden's son, William H. It is not known when or by whom these papers were brought together. Ten Broeck (1773-1833), who were connected through both family relationships and business interests. This collection contains papers of several Greene County residents, including Abraham Van Vechten (1762-1837), Jacob Van Orden (1788-1833), and Jacob J. The Beem children's story is on display at the Hollandsche Schouwburg (Dutch Theater) Holocaust memorial in Amsterdam this location served as a transit station for Jews being deported after July 1942, as well as in the Dutch Resistance Museum, a part of the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden.Related Materials: Abraham Van Vechten Papers | Van Vechten Family Papers Scope and Content Note The surviving policeman was spared the death penalty because he was deemed to have acted in the line of duty. Eva and Abraham's story was first published in 1988 by Teake Zijlstra, a journalist at the Leeuwarder Courant. The children's father and mother survived the Holocaust they were not told of their children's deaths until after the war. Eva was 11 years old and Abraham was 9 at the time of their deaths. The children were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp and gassed to death immediately upon arrival.
In February 1944, four Dutch policemen raided the home where the children where being housed, and after forcing Abraham to undress to reveal that he was circumcised, arrested them. They found that some people were willing, in return for payment, to reveal hiding places of Jewish children. They were given new identities: Abraham was given the name Jan de Witt and Eva was Linni de Witt.They attended the local school, and were able to send letters (albeit in code) to their parents.īy 1944, the Nazis realized that Jewish children were being sent into hiding in rural villages. Eva and her younger brother Abraham were sent to the town of Ermelo to live with a Christian family. The Beem parents, realizing that they were in danger, decided to go into hiding. When Nazi Germany invaded the country in 1940, the Nazis started to separate the Jews from the general population and prohibited them from working. Both parents were Jews, and active in the Jewish community. Their father, Hartog Beem, was a German teacher, and their mother was Rosette Beem. They were gassed to death upon their arrival on 6 March 1944.īiography Eva (born ) and Abraham (born 13 June 1934) Beem were born in Leeuwarden, in the northern Netherlands. They had been given new identities with a Christian family in an attempt to evade deportation by the Nazis, but were discovered and deported to Auschwitz concentration camp.
Overledene: Eva Beem Geslacht: Vrouw Geboorteplaats: Leeuwarden Leeftijd: 12 Gebeurtenis: Overlijden Datum: maandag 6 maart 1944 Gebeurtenisplaats: Leeuwarden schriftelijk vanwege minster van justitieĮva and Abraham Beem were Dutch Jewish siblings and victims of the Holocaust in the Netherlands. Deze zijn te zien op de website van het Joods Historisch Museum. Van Eva Beem zijn een groot aantal brieven en kaarten bewaard. Toevoeging van een bezoeker van de website Zij was tijdens de oorlog ondergedoken maar werd verraden. Eva Beem was de dochter van jiddischist Hartog Beem.
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