Bornsestraat 184

Maurits grew up at 2 Grootestraat in Oldenzaal. Like his father Harry, he was a cattle dealer. He has worked in Lochem, Wierden, Dordrecht, Den Bosch and Deventer, among others.

His sister Sophia had lived in Frankfurt with her husband Frede Grünebaum since 1925. In May 1935 they came with their children Estella and Hermann from Frankfurt to her parents in Oldenzaal. From here they left for Sao Paulo with their children in May 1937.

Maurits lived after his marriage at 184 Bornschestraat in Hengelo. They had son Harry together. His parents decided in May 1939 to sell everything here and also to leave for Sao Paulo. Maurice did not want to come along, this was fatal for him.

After the German invasion, he was arrested on the coast of Scheveningen. He wanted to go to England and was betrayed. He ended up in Auschwitz concentration camp via camp Amersfoort and camp Westerbork. He is said to have died there on 17-08-1942. According to a list, however, he was buried in the cemetery of Gardelegen, Germany. His wife arrived in camp Amersfoort on 5 February 1944. She was transported to Auschwitz camp on 8 February, where she was killed shortly after arrival. Their son Harry, born in 1938, was in hiding. He grew up in a family in Eibergen. In 1947 he was brought to his family in Brazil.

Holocaust victim, as well as his wife. His son Harry, his parents and his sister Sophia with her family survived the war. Her mother died from his wife's family.

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