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{{Short description|Concentration camp survivor and classmate of Anne Frank}}
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'''Nanette Konig-Blitz''' (born 1929) is a [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]] survivor and former classmate of [[Anne Frank]]. She has lived in São Paulo, Brazil since 1953.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web |last = Draper |first = Lucy |url=http://www.newsweek.com/soldier-and-survivor-remember-bergen-belsen-322543 |title=A SOLDIER AND A SURVIVOR REMEMBER BERGEN-BELSEN |publisher = Newsweek |accessdate = 2017-12-17 |date=2017-04-15}}</ref><ref>"Liberating Belsen Concentration Camp - A Personal Account by (former) Lt-Colonel [[Leonard Berney]]", page i., 2015 {{ISBN|978-1511541701}}</ref> In 2015, she published, in Brazil, a book about being a Belsen survivor called ''Eu Sobrevivi ao Holocausto''.<ref>"Eu Sobrevivi ao Holocausto", Nanette Blitz Konig, Universo dos Livros (2015), {{ISBN|978-8579308765}}</ref> On [[Holocaust Memorial Day]] 26 January 2018, Nanette published her book in English with the title ''Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of [[Anne Frank]]''<ref>"Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of [[Anne Frank]]", Nanette Blitz Konig, Amsterdam Publishers (2018), {{ISBN|978-9492371614}}</ref>
'''Nanette Konig-Blitz''' (born 6 April 1929) is a [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]] survivor and former classmate of [[Anne Frank]]. She has lived in São Paulo, Brazil since 1953.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web |last = Draper |first = Lucy |url=http://www.newsweek.com/soldier-and-survivor-remember-bergen-belsen-322543 |title=A SOLDIER AND A SURVIVOR REMEMBER BERGEN-BELSEN |publisher = Newsweek |accessdate = 2017-12-17 |date=2017-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Liberating Belsen Concentration Camp - A Personal Account|author=[[Leonard Berney]]|page=i|year=2015|isbn=978-1511541701}}</ref> In 2015, she published a book about being a Belsen survivor called ''Eu Sobrevivi ao Holocausto''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Eu Sobrevivi ao Holocausto|author=Nanette Blitz Konig|publisher=Universo dos Livros|year=2015|isbn=978-8579308765}}</ref> On [[Holocaust Memorial Day]] 26 January 2018, Nanette's book was published in English with the title ''Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of [[Anne Frank]]''.<ref name=HolocaustMemoirs>{{cite book|title=Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of [[Anne Frank]]|author=Nanette Blitz Konig|publisher=Amsterdam Publishers|year=2018|isbn=978-9492371614}}</ref>


==Biography==
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Nanette was born on 6th April, 1929 in [[Amsterdam]], Holland, daughter of Martijn Willem Blitz and Helene Victoria Davids.<ref>“O Estado de São Paulo - Memorias de adolesencia”, 24 July 2011 by Monica Manis and Carol Pires</ref> She had an older brother, Bernard Martijn born in 1927, and a younger brother, Willem, born in 1932 with a “blue baby” heart defect and died in 1936. The family was of Jewish origin and her father worked for the Amsterdamsche Bank. Holland was occupied in May 1940 by the Nazis who began to persecute the Jews. At the beginning of 1941, Jewish students were obliged to go to Jewish schools and it was then that Nanette became a classmate of Anne Frank.
<ref>“Absent”, Denke Hondius 2001, page 169, {{ISBN|9789050003223}}</ref>


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Nanette was born on 6 April 1929 in [[Amsterdam]], to Martijn Willem Blitz, a worker at the Amsterdam Bank, and Helene Victoria Davids, who were of Jewish origin.<ref name=manis/> She had an older brother, Bernard Martijn, born in 1927, and a younger brother, Willem, who was born in 1932 with a "[[blue baby syndrome|blue baby]]" heart defect and died in 1936. The Nazis occupied the Netherlands in May 1940, and at the beginning of 1941, Jewish students were assigned to Jewish-designated schools; it was then that Nanette became a classmate of Anne Frank.<ref>{{cite book|title=Absent|author=Dienke Hondius|year=2001|page=169|isbn=9789050003223}}</ref>
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The Blitz Family was arrested and taken to the transition camp of Westerbork. February 15, 1944 they are deported to Bergen Belsen concentration camp.<ref>“Book of Remembrance”, Prisoners in the [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]], Vo.1 page 111: Foundation for Memorials in Lower Saxony, Bergen Belsen Memorial, April 2005</ref>


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The Blitz family was arrested and taken to the [[Westerbork transit camp]] in September 1943.<!-- page 194 --><ref name=HolocaustMemoirs/> On 15 February 1944, they were deported to the [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Book of Remembrance|title=Prisoners in the [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]]|volume=1|page=111|publisher=Foundation for Memorials in Lower Saxony, Bergen Belsen Memorial|date=April 2005}}</ref>
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At the end of November, 1944 Nanette's father dies. At the beginning of December, Nanette's brother and mother are deported from Bergen Belsen and she remains alone. Her brother dies in the concentration camp of Oranienburg and her mother is deported to Beendorf salt mines as a slave labourer and dies in April, 1945 in a train that
was on the way to Sweden.


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Martijn died in late November 1944. At the beginning of December 1944, Bernard and Helene were deported from Bergen-Belsen and Nanette remained alone. Bernard died in the [[Oranienburg concentration camp]], while Helene was deported to the [[Beendorf]] salt mines as a slave labourer; she died in April 1945 on a train en route to Sweden.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
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In January, 1945 Nanette is transferred to a different part of Bergen Belsen known as the small women’s camp. From there she sees Anne Frank in the large women’s camp through the barbed wired fence. These two camps become one section and it is then that Nanette gets together with Anne and her sister Margot.<ref>“O Estado de São Paulo - Memorias de adolesencia”, 24 July 2011 by Monica Manis and Carol Pires</ref>


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In January 1945, Nanette was transferred to a part of Bergen-Belsen known as the "small women’s camp". From there, she saw Anne Frank in a "large field of women" through the barbed wired fence. These two camps become one section and it was then that Nanette was reunited with Anne and her sister Margot.<ref name=manis>{{cite web|title=O Estado de São Paulo - Memórias de adolescência|date=24 July 2011|author=Monica Manis and Carol Pires|url=https://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,memorias-de-adolescencia-imp-,749200|language=Portuguese}}</ref>
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Nanette survives Bergen-Belsen and is rescued by the British Major [[Leonard Berney]]. After the war, she spends three years in hospital with typhus which killed Anne Frank. During this period, Anne's father comes to visit and asks about his daughters. Later, [[Otto Frank]] gives Nanette the diary written by his daughter Anne “Het Achterhuis” (The Secret Annex). After Nanette recovers, she goes to live in England where she meets her husband, John Konig of Hungarian origin. In 1953, they marry and move to Brazil. Nanette gives lectures about the Holocaust and her life. In 2018 “Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor - Classmate of Anne Frank" by Nanette Blitz Konig was published by Amsterdam Publishers in which she gives a detailed account of her experiences during World War II.

:{{blockquote|text=''I was all alone in the camp, so being reunited with someone I knew was something that made me unforgettably emotional, because love and friendship were our only means of hope amid chaos. One day, as I was walking outside the barrack area, I got closer to the barbed-wire fence that prevented me from having access to other parts of the camp. On the other side of the fence, I saw a face that looked familiar. It was Anne Frank! Anne looked as frail as I did. I still had my hair, but hers had been shaved. I only caught a glimpse of her, since we were in different camps and I could not get any closer. However, that was enough to motivate me, to want to see her and talk to her. We would certainly have a lot to share.''|title=''Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of Anne Frank''|author=Nanette Blitz Konig}}

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Nanette survived Bergen-Belsen and was rescued by the British Major [[Leonard Berney]]. After the war, she spent three years in hospital due to [[typhus]], the disease which killed Margot and Anne Frank. During this period, Anne's father visited her to ask about his daughters. Later, [[Otto Frank]] gave Nanette the diary written by his daughter Anne, ''[[The Diary of a Young Girl|Het Achterhuis]]'' (''The Secret Annex''). After Nanette had recovered, she went to live in England where she met her future husband, John Konig, who was of Hungarian origin. In 1953, they married and moved to Brazil. Nanette gave lectures about the Holocaust and her life.

In 2018, her memoir ''Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor - Classmate of Anne Frank'', a detailed account of her experiences during World War II, was published by [[Amsterdam Publishers]]. The book won the Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award in 2019.

==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 00:26, 18 March 2024

Nanette Konig-Blitz (born 6 April 1929) is a Bergen-Belsen concentration camp survivor and former classmate of Anne Frank. She has lived in São Paulo, Brazil since 1953.[1][2] In 2015, she published a book about being a Belsen survivor called Eu Sobrevivi ao Holocausto.[3] On Holocaust Memorial Day 26 January 2018, Nanette's book was published in English with the title Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of Anne Frank.[4]

Biography[edit]

Nanette was born on 6 April 1929 in Amsterdam, to Martijn Willem Blitz, a worker at the Amsterdam Bank, and Helene Victoria Davids, who were of Jewish origin.[5] She had an older brother, Bernard Martijn, born in 1927, and a younger brother, Willem, who was born in 1932 with a "blue baby" heart defect and died in 1936. The Nazis occupied the Netherlands in May 1940, and at the beginning of 1941, Jewish students were assigned to Jewish-designated schools; it was then that Nanette became a classmate of Anne Frank.[6]

The Blitz family was arrested and taken to the Westerbork transit camp in September 1943.[4] On 15 February 1944, they were deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.[7]

Martijn died in late November 1944. At the beginning of December 1944, Bernard and Helene were deported from Bergen-Belsen and Nanette remained alone. Bernard died in the Oranienburg concentration camp, while Helene was deported to the Beendorf salt mines as a slave labourer; she died in April 1945 on a train en route to Sweden.[citation needed]

In January 1945, Nanette was transferred to a part of Bergen-Belsen known as the "small women’s camp". From there, she saw Anne Frank in a "large field of women" through the barbed wired fence. These two camps become one section and it was then that Nanette was reunited with Anne and her sister Margot.[5]

I was all alone in the camp, so being reunited with someone I knew was something that made me unforgettably emotional, because love and friendship were our only means of hope amid chaos. One day, as I was walking outside the barrack area, I got closer to the barbed-wire fence that prevented me from having access to other parts of the camp. On the other side of the fence, I saw a face that looked familiar. It was Anne Frank! Anne looked as frail as I did. I still had my hair, but hers had been shaved. I only caught a glimpse of her, since we were in different camps and I could not get any closer. However, that was enough to motivate me, to want to see her and talk to her. We would certainly have a lot to share.

— Nanette Blitz Konig, Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of Anne Frank

Nanette survived Bergen-Belsen and was rescued by the British Major Leonard Berney. After the war, she spent three years in hospital due to typhus, the disease which killed Margot and Anne Frank. During this period, Anne's father visited her to ask about his daughters. Later, Otto Frank gave Nanette the diary written by his daughter Anne, Het Achterhuis (The Secret Annex). After Nanette had recovered, she went to live in England where she met her future husband, John Konig, who was of Hungarian origin. In 1953, they married and moved to Brazil. Nanette gave lectures about the Holocaust and her life.

In 2018, her memoir Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor - Classmate of Anne Frank, a detailed account of her experiences during World War II, was published by Amsterdam Publishers. The book won the Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award in 2019.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Blitz Konig, Nanette (2018). Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of Anne Frank. Amsterdam Publishers. ISBN 9789492371614.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Draper, Lucy (2017-04-15). "A SOLDIER AND A SURVIVOR REMEMBER BERGEN-BELSEN". Newsweek. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  2. ^ Leonard Berney (2015). Liberating Belsen Concentration Camp - A Personal Account. p. i. ISBN 978-1511541701.
  3. ^ Nanette Blitz Konig (2015). Eu Sobrevivi ao Holocausto. Universo dos Livros. ISBN 978-8579308765.
  4. ^ a b Nanette Blitz Konig (2018). Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor & Classmate of Anne Frank. Amsterdam Publishers. ISBN 978-9492371614.
  5. ^ a b Monica Manis and Carol Pires (24 July 2011). "O Estado de São Paulo - Memórias de adolescência" (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ Dienke Hondius (2001). Absent. p. 169. ISBN 9789050003223.
  7. ^ "Book of Remembrance". Prisoners in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Vol. 1. Foundation for Memorials in Lower Saxony, Bergen Belsen Memorial. April 2005. p. 111.
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