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Janny Brandes-Brilleslijper

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Janny Brandes-Brilleslijper Famous memorial

Original Name
Marianne "Janny" Brandes-Brilleslijper
Birth
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Death
15 Aug 2003 (aged 86)
Amstelveen, Amstelveen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Burial
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands GPS-Latitude: 52.33545, Longitude: 4.90507
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Holocaust Survivor. Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Brandes-Brilleslijper was a member of the wartime Jewish resistance in Amsterdam, forging documents to allow other Jews to escape Nazi persecution. After being deported out of the Netherlands, she served as a nurse in Nazi concentration camps, providing clothing, medicine, and food to fellow prisoners. While serving at the Bergen-Belsen work camp, she was one of the last persons to see famed diarist Anne Frank alive.
Holocaust Survivor. Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Brandes-Brilleslijper was a member of the wartime Jewish resistance in Amsterdam, forging documents to allow other Jews to escape Nazi persecution. After being deported out of the Netherlands, she served as a nurse in Nazi concentration camps, providing clothing, medicine, and food to fellow prisoners. While serving at the Bergen-Belsen work camp, she was one of the last persons to see famed diarist Anne Frank alive.

Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Stuthehistoryguy
  • Added: Aug 24, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7792324/janny-brandes-brilleslijper: accessed ), memorial page for Janny Brandes-Brilleslijper (24 Oct 1916–15 Aug 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7792324, citing Amsterdam Begraafplaats Zorgvlied, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; Maintained by Find a Grave.