Anna Sophia Polak (1874 - 1943)

Short name Anna Sophia Polak
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First name Anna Sophia
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Date of birth 1874
Date of death 1943
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Place of birth Rotterdam (Zuid-Holland, NLD)
Place of death Auschwitz-Birkenau (Birkenau)
Lived in Groningen (Groningen, NLD) , Netherlands , Den Haag (Zuid-Holland, NLD)
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Bibliography Cf. - Mineke Bosch, Een onwrikbaar geloof in rechtvaardigheid. Aletta Jacobs 1854-1929. Balans 2005.
Provisional Notes Writings on women's labour. Letters to Albert Verwey about the translation of Giuseppe Giacosa , "Una partita a scacchi" (published in Nuova Antologia, 1872, vol 19, no. 3, p. 613) and the publication of her poems, resp. in 1900 and 1906 (see for ref. NCC) - Daughter of professor Ancient languages and cultures in Groningen (Herman Joseph Polak) - Aletta Jacobs admired her for her zest for work (Bosch, 2005, p. 422) - Translator from Italian - novels (certified translator): D'Annunzio, Sighele - Involved in the movement of women rights (Vereniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht) - Involved with organization of the Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid in 1898. - Head of the Nationaal Bureau voor Vrouwenarbeid (NBV) vanaf 1908 Probably suffered from dementia since ca. 1936. Was admitted to a psychiatric hospital (Oud-Rosenburg, The Hague) in 1941, where she and other Jewish patients were taken away by the German occupiers in 1943. Via camp Westerbork Polak arrived in extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was killed immediately after arrival. (DVN)
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Religion / ideology Jewish
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Place(s) of Residence Groningen (Groningen, NLD) , Netherlands , Den Haag (Zuid-Holland, NLD)
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