Esther "Etty" Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was the Dutch author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation. In 1943 she was deported and killed in Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Esther Hillesum 15 January 1914 Middelburg, Netherlands
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Died |
30 November 1943 (aged 29) Auschwitz concentration camp
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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