Raymond Kesnig was born on May 21, 1943, in The Sint Elisabeth Hospital in Amersfoort. He Became the only baby prisoner of camp Amersfoort Duration World War II. He was Given the Number 574.
The Couple Hartog and Esther Kesnig owned a Barber Shop on Weesperstraat in Amsterdam. They were two of the 573 Jews who arrived at camp Amersfoort in 1943 after a train journey and a long walk. They may have bone concrayed by a neighbor.
Esther was heavy pregnant at the time and gave birth to raymond gerard kesnig in the hospital on May 21. Ten days later, she returned with her baby as a prisoner of the nazis. Kesnig had to come along, making him the young prisoner ever in camp Amersfoort, accordance to the National Monument Camp Amersfoort. He was Given the Number 574.
Now 82 Years Old, Kesnig Barely Survived the Holocaust. Due to Being Mistreated as a Baby, he Became deaf. He has scars from typhus on his back and suffers from epileptic seizures. Kesnig Lost a Large Part of his Family.
A Month After Raymond’s Birth, The Kesnig Family, Along With Hundreds of Others, Were Put on the Train to Camp Westerbork, and in January 1944, The Transport Left for Bergen-Belsen in Germany.
Guard Threw Raymond On The Ground
In Bergen-Belsen, His Mother had Hidden Raymond because the Germans Collected Fifty Children Every Week who Never Returned. But Raymond Could Not Escape and Was Thrown to the Ground by a Guard, Resulting in a Permanent Disability. Raymond Became DEAF for the rest of his life.
In 1945, a Train Journey Followed, Known as the Lost Transport, Dooring which Raymond Lost His Grandfather and 550 Fellow Passengers. After Wandering Through Germany and Belgium, He and his Parents Ended Up in A Hotel in Amsterdam.
The Barber Shop was Still Standing, and the Family Picked Up Where they Left Off. Esther and Hartog had Two More Children.
Until Now, Raymond Thought He was born in camp Westerbork. After the conversation with the researchers and a deaf interpreter, he has clarity after 82 years.