Helga Deen
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Helga Deen (Stettin, April 6, 1925 – Sobibor, July 16, 1943) was the author of a diary, discovered in 2004, which describes her stay in a Dutch prison camp, Kamp Vught, during World War II at the age of 18. After her last diary entry, in early July 1943, she was deported to Sobibór extermination camp and murdered.
Deen wrote the diary for her boyfriend, Kees van den Berg, who kept it hidden after the war. After his death his son presented the diary to archivists in Tilburg.
A memorial stone to Helga and her family has been placed by a member of the Dutch Sobibor Foundation on the pathway which used to lead to the gas chambers ('road to heaven'). A photo of the stone will soon be available on the Foundation's website (www.stichtingsobibor.nl, click on 'gedenklaan' and 'links'.)
[edit] External links
- Dutch uncover diary of Nazi camp BBC News, 20 October, 2004
- Shades of Anne Frank in Dutch prison camp diary Sydney Morning Herald, October 22, 2004
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