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About Anna 'Ans' / 'Annie' Polak
Anna "Ans" Dresden-Polak (née Anna Polak) (24 November 1906 – 23 July 1943) was a Jewish Dutch gymnast. She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics, in her native Amsterdam. She was one of five Jewish members of the team, which included Stella Blits-Agsteribbe (who was killed in Auschwitz), Lea Kloot-Nordheim (who was killed in Sobibor), and Judikje Themans-Simons (who was killed in Sobibor). Their coach, Gerritt Kleerekoper, was also killed in Sobibor.
She was born in Amsterdam, transported to Westerbork concentration camp and then she was deported to Sobibór where she was murdered on 23 July 1943, with her six-year-old daughter Eva. Her husband Barend Dresden was killed a few months later in 1944 in Auschwitz concentration camp.
She was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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Anna 'Ans' / 'Annie' Polak's Timeline
| 1906 |
November 24, 1906
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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
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| 1937 |
June 26, 1937
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Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
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| 1943 |
July 23, 1943
Age 36
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Sobibór, Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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