Wilhelm Humberg

Rosetta Helene Menko, daughter of Jacob Menko and Amalia van Gelder, was the younger sister of Bernard Nathan Jacob Menko. She was born on 19 May 1908 in the Tuunterstraat 7 in Winterswijk too. She married Wilhelm Humberg in Winterswijk on 31 July 1928, who also earned his living as a cattle trader and was born on 12 September 1895 in Dingen Germany, located south of Bocholt as a son of Abraham Hu…

The next general conclusion, which can be drawn in advance, concerns men who were transferred from Auschwitz to the destroyed ghetto in Warsaw in 1943 to carry out rubble-clearing work.

In this regard, reference can mainly be made to what has already been stated about this category on pages 123-125 of the section Auschwitz VI.

It may further be mentioned that these men, who belonged to several Wes…

Early October 1943, a month after the arrival of the transport of 31 August and 7 September 1943 from Westerbork in Auschwitz with in total resp. 1004 and 987 deportees, among them possibly also Wilhelm Humberg, a group of 187 Dutch prisoners was formed who were deported to Warschau to clear the area of rubble of the devastated ghetto. Originally there was a group of 264 men, younger than 50 years…

De geschiedenis van Wilhelm Humberg en zijn familie wordt uitgebreid belicht in Museum 'Das Humberghaus' (het familiehuis van de Humberg's) in Dingden.

Wilhelm Humberg and Rosette Menko settled in 1929 in Borken (Germany). In Borken lived relatives of Wilhelm's mother. Wilhelm was a cattle dealer. At the end of 1933 the family moved to Winterswijk.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 11851) on this person is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

PREAMBLE

From the so-called “autumn transports” of 31 August and 7 September 1943 Westerbork - Auschwitz, after selection at the time of arrival, the men deemed most suitable for work were transferred to the Warsaw Ghetto for carrying out rubble removal work and a number of women were put to work in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

It is not possible to draw up a complete list of the men selected for forced la…