Janny Brandes-Brilleslijper
Janny Brandes-Brilleslijper | |
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Born | Marianne Brilleslijper 24 October 1916 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 15 August 2003 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 86)
Burial place | Holocaust survivor |
Spouse |
Bob Brandes
(m. 1939; died 1998) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Lin Jaldati (sister) |
Marianne "Janny" (or "Jannie") Brandes-Brilleslijper (24 October 1916 – 15 August 2003) was a Dutch
Life
Brandes-Brilleslijper was born Marianne Brilleslijper in
The Nazis wanted to arrest Janny and her family because of her involvement in the resistance. While her husband and children escaped, Janny and Lientje were arrested,[6] in the summer of 1944, and were transported to the Westerbork transit camp. In Westerbork, they were listed as "criminals" and had to work in the work barracks. In those barracks, Janny and Lientje met Anne and Margot and befriended them.[7]
From Westerbork, Janny, Lientje, and the Franks were transported to
After the war, Brandes-Brilleslijper was reunited with her husband and children. Through the
Brandes-Brilleslijper told her story about Anne and Margot's final days for the first time in the International Emmy Award winning documentary movie
Brandes-Brilleslijper died of heart failure in Amsterdam on 15 August, 2003 at the age of 86.[5][10] She is buried at Zorgvlied cemetery.[7]
See also
- People associated with Anne Frank
References
- ^ a b "ZZ-TV - dossier of persons - Brandes-Brilleslijper, Janny". www.zeitzeugen-tv.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ a b "lin jaldati - joodsamsterdam". joodsamsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "rebekka-brilleslijper.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Marianne (Jannie) Brandes-Brilleslijper". geni_family_tree. 24 October 1916. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ a b c "Jannie Brandes-Brilleslijper". The Independent. 2003-08-20. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Anne Frank's death torturous, lonely". Tampa Bay Times. October 3, 2005. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b c d "J. Brandes-Brilleslijper, 86; Dutch Resister Gave Aid to Anne Frank in Nazi Camp". Los Angeles Times. 2003-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank by Willy Lindwer
- ^ "Anne Frank Diary Reference: People". annefrankdiaryreference.org.
- ^ admin (22 August 2003). "Camp nurse, last person to see Anne Frank alive, dies | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California". www.jweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.