| First Name | Hedwig |
|---|---|
| Family Name | Hammerschlag, née Katz |
| Date of Birth | 10/03/1879 |
| Birthplace/Place of Residence | Witzenhausen |
| Residence in „Heim Isenburg“ | 21/04/1914-03/07/1914 |
| Departure to | Göttingen |
| Deportation/Escape | On November 6, 1938 Hedwig Hammerschlag, née Katz, emigrated to the Netherlands. From January 29, 1942 until January 18, 1944 she was imprisoned in the collecting camp Westerbork. On January 18, 1942 she came to the Ghetto Theresienstadt. On May 16, 1944 she left for the Concentration- and Exterminationcamp Auschwitz. On July 7, 1944 she was murdered there. |
| Date of Death/Place of Death | 07/07/1944, Concentration- and Exterminationcamp Auschwitz |
Hedwig hammerschlag, geb. Katz , was born on March 10, 1879 in Witzenhausen. From April 21, 1914 until July 3, 1914 she was in the Home 'Isenburg'. She left to Göttingen.
On November 6, 1938 she emigrated to the netherlands. From January 29, 1942 until January 18, 1944 she was imprisoned in the collection camp Westerbork.
On January 18, 1942 she came to the Ghetto Theresienstadt.
On May 16, 1944 she left for the Concentration- and Exterminationcamp Auschwitz.
On July 7, 1944 she was murdered there.
Source: Stadtarchiv Neu-Isenburg; Memorial Book of the Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 (National Archives); Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names, Yad Vashem