Stationsstraat 29

Elisabeth Lutraan was a maid with the family of Simon Bertus and Helena de Haas-de Bruin in Stationsstraat 29 in Wierden.

Why a Stumbling Stone with the name of Elisabeth in front of the home of the de Haas family? There are two reasons. In memory of Mister and Mrs. de Haas, Stolpersteine were previously placed in front of the house in Borne, their hiding place, from where they were picked up and taken away. A Stumbling Stone is only placed once. The second reason is the fact that in the early years of the war Elisabeth Lutraan worked as a maid for day and night with the de Haas family. She was registered in Wierden at this address: Stationsstraat 29.

The residents of Wierden did not know Elisabeth Lutraan. But who was this young woman? Elisabeth was the youngest child of Izak Lutraan and Helena Pagrach. She is said to have been a friendly girl. Elisabeth, called Betje by her family, was born on August 3, 1923 on the Stationsstraat in Raalte, a stone's throw from the small, intimate Raalter synagogue. The address was then Stationsstraat A 34. The house number was changed to Stationsstraat 15 after the war.

According to the municipal archives, Izak was a livestock trader by profession. He lived with his family next to his parents at number 17. His father was a butcher and died after a sick bed on May 20, 1940. His mother died on June 16, 1943 in Sobibor. Helena Lutraan, called Lena, comes from Holten and family of the Pagrachs, living at the time on Kerkstraat in Wierden. This also establishes the connection between the Raalter family and Wierden.

Izak and Lena Lutraan had 5 children. The eldest son David, born in 1914, dies in 1915, just 10 months old. The oldest daughter was called Gezina, born in 1918. Gezina married Joseph Walvisch in Amsterdam. Her daughter Rosette was born in the transit camp Westerbork. Gezina was murdered in Auschwitz. Then comes son David, born in 1920. He and his parents were deported on 9 February 1943 from Westerbork transit camp to Auschwitz where they arrived on 11 February. David was separated there from his parents who had been killed on February 12, 1943. David has been in several concentration camps and has walked in the infamous death march. The only survivor, he was severely traumatized and returned to Raalte. He was the only Jewish Raaltenaar who returned alive from the German concentration camps. David died in 1999. Rachel Lutraan, called by the Sjellie family, was born in 1922. She was disabled, deaf and dumb. She was also killed in 1944 in Auschwitz. Elisabeth was the youngest daughter.

Few people know this family. During a visit in Raalte, it is mentioned that a judge of livestock and meat came to visit the Lutraans professionally. He often took a few children with him at the request of his wife (he had a large family). His daughter remembers that she was allowed to join her sister regularly. The reception was always warm. As a young girl she was allowed to enter the “Lutran females” and got something to drink with some sweets (biscuit). They talked about "females" because the Lutras were small. She cannot remember Elisabeth. Elisabeth must have been about ten years older.

At some point, in the early years of the war, the judge came home with the announcement: "Now I never have to stamp again!" (the approved meat received a stamp). With this he said that the Lutraan family had suddenly left. It was not discussed further, as much was not said in wartime.

Elisabeth was registered in the Wierden municipal archive in 1941. She is only 18 years old and has been employed as a maid with the de Haas family. Unfortunately, she was able to stay here for less than 2 years. The de Haas family had to go into hiding. The family left for various hiding places. Mister and Mrs. de Haas went to Borne. Daughter Carla (the only survivor of this family) to Bergen op Zoom.

Where should Elisabeth go? Returning to her parents was out of the question. Her mother was transported to Westerbork on 4 October and her father on 13 November. Elisabeth found another job in Wierden. She probably responded to an advertisement from the Leeser family. She became a maid to the elderly couple Joseph and Johanna Leeser. The municipal basic archive (valid from 1941) states that Elisabeth was registered on 30 December 1942 at the address Appelhofstraat 14. Mr. and Mrs. Leeser were a quiet, elderly couple. Elisabeth was not conspicuous for the residents in the Appelhofstraat. Picking up and disposing of Joseph and Johanna Leeser together with Elisabeth happened quite inconspicuously. The neighborhood actually didn't notice. Only one local resident has said that he saw a black car in front of the house, where he saw the couple and a girl (a young woman unknown to him) get in. It later turned out that these people would never return to Appelhofstraat after this departure by car.

On April 21, 1943, both Joseph and Johanna Leeser and Elisabeth Lutraan were deregistered from the municipal basic archive. On April 9, 1943 she was taken to Camp Vught with her sister Rachel. Both were deported on November 15, 1943 and killed in Auschwitz on January 31, 1944. Elisabeth was 20 years old.

The Stumbling Stones for Elisabeth is placed in the Stationsstraat in front of the house at number 29 and not in the Appelhofstraat at number 14. The historical circle has asked for this, in this way, to indicate that the house on the Stationsstraat is also a place of commemoration is worth. In 2015, at the request of the Historisch Kring Wederden, the municipality had the name of Elisabeth Lutraan placed on the Jewish monument at the station. Her name was missing. So that we never forget her name together with the others mentioned.

Source:
Historical Circle Wederden in Wierden

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