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Eddy de Wind

Last Stop Auschwitz: My story of survival from within the camp by Eddy de Wind, translated by David Colmer

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April 2020, no. 420
Elisabeth Holdsworth reviews 'Last Stop Auschwitz: My story of survival from within the camp' by Eddy de Wind, translated by David Colmer

Westerbork is the name of a transit camp located in the Netherlands. You transitioned from Westerbork to your final destination by means of the Nationale Spoorwegen (the national railways). Eddy de Wind, a Dutch Jewish psychiatrist, met his future wife, Friedel, in Westerbork. Both were sent to Auschwitz in 1943. Eddy was sent to Block 9 as part of the medical staff, Friedel to Block 10 to work as a Pfleger (nurse). Block 10 was administered by the Lagerartz (senior camp doctor), Josef Mengele.

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