Eva Beem

                                                             Eva Beem

                                                     By Brooklyn Roner

      Eva Beem was a bright young girl who lived and died during the Holocaust. She was eleven years old when she died with her older brother, Abraham. In the article, ”Children During The Holocaust” the text states,”The Germans and their collaborators killed as many as 1.5 million children through these ways:Children killed when they arrived in killing centers;children killed immediately after birth or in institutions;children born in ghettos and camps who survived because prisoners hid them;children,usually children over 12,who were used as laborers and as subjects of medical experiments;children killed during reprisal operations or so-called anti-partisan operations.” This shows the many ways that children died including Eva Beem, Anne Frank and many other Jewish children. Eva Beem was born on May 21,1932 in Leeuwarden, Holland. Eva’s parents’ names were Hartog and Rosette Beem. Eva Beem was eight years old when she first went into hiding in fear of the Nazis killing her. Her brother, Abraham Beem, was also in hiding with her. Her parents had the idea of her going into hiding and posing as a Non-Jew in a rural village. The problem was that the Nazis found out about most of the children hiding through people who were given money for telling them about the Jewish children. When Eva was eleven she was denounced as a Jew in February of 1944. Eva and Abraham were departed to a concentration camp and were immediately murdered. Eva Beem and Anne Frank are alike in many ways. Anne lived during the Holocaust and so did Eva.They are both at the age of attending school. Eva went into hiding as a Non-Jew and Anne was in hiding so that nobody would find her, but they both went into hiding. Soon afterward, they both were found. They both died at concentration camps, but in different ways. Anne died of a disease and Eva died of murder at her concentration camp. Eva Beem is like me in a ton of ways. Eva was eleven and I am now eleven. We both went and go to school. Eva doesn’t have a pet and I don’t either. We both were born in May. Not the exact date but we are pretty close. She had a brother and I have a brother. Our parents both worry about their kids, and that is how Eva and I are alike. The lesson that comes out of this is that many children died and they are normal, innocent children that couldn’t live the normal life they would have dreamed about. We should be thankful for what we have and that all children who died during the Holocaust should be honored and loved. Eva, Abraham, and Anne are all examples of children who died and that should be honored.