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Esther Montanhes (1913 - 1945)

Esther Montanhes aka van Gelder
Born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederlandmap
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Wife of — married 17 Jun 1938 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederlandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 31 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederlandmap
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Biography

Esther Montanhes died as a result of persecution during the Holocaust.

Esther was born in 1913, daughter of Abraham Montanhes and Marianne Da Silva Abinata.

She was married to Benjamin van Gelder in 1938 in Eindhoven.[1]

The family was deported via the transit camps Vught and Westerbork to Auschwitz.

Esther arrives in Eindhoven in July 1945 after a terrible death march.
She is very ill and dies a few days after her return to the St. Joseph hospital.
Their son Eliazer survives Auschwitz.

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  1. Marriage: OpenArch: Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven te Eindhoven, BS Huwelijk Gemeentebestuur Eindhoven, 1933-1969, Eindhoven, archieftoegang 10491, inventaris­num­mer 7060, 17-06-1938, Registers van huwelijksakten, folio 365




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