Hetty

Hetty Verolme

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Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
01 April 2025

Memoirs; Children's & Educational; Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's&YA); Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)

A remarkable and largely untold account of the Holocaust, this work is an inspirational story of the enduring spirit of children.

An extraordinary story of the struggle and survival of a group of children in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, this autobiographical tale details the motherly role adopted by the adolescent author during her time in the camp.

By: Hetty Verolme
Imprint: Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781760996123
ISBN 10: 1760996122
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Hetty Esther Verolme was born in Belgium in 1930. In 1931 her family moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. In 1943 she and her family were sent to the Nazi concentration camps. After surviving the war and working for a time in the fashion industry, she emigrated to Australia in 1954. She worked in many jobs, from waitress to bus conductress, from door-to-door retailing to selling real estate. She eventually established herself as a successful shopping centre developer. In 1972, Hetty Verolme was presented with ""Most Successful Migrant"" award. In 1977 she was appointed to the Australian Ethnics Affairs Council, and for many years she has been actively involved in a wide range of community and charity organizations.