Estella 'Stella' Agsteribbe

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Estella 'Stella' Agsteribbe

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Birthplace: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
Death: September 17, 1943 (34)
Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Malopolskie, Poland (Murdered in Holocaust)
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Daughter of Samson Agsteribbe and Estherina Frank
Wife of Samuel Blits
Mother of Nanny Blits and Alfred Blits
Sister of Abraham Agsteribbe

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About Estella 'Stella' Agsteribbe

Estella "Stella" Agsteribbe (April 6, 1909 – September 17, 1943) was a Dutch gymnast. She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in her native Amsterdam.

Like other members of her team (Lea Nordheim, Ans Polak, Judikje Simons, Elka de Levie) and their coach Gerrit Kleerekoper, she was Jewish and deported during World War II. She was murdered together with her husband, Samuel Blits, their six-year-old daughter, Nanny, and their two-year-old son, Alfred, in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Estella Blits (born Agsterribe)

  • Yad Vashem Pages of Testimony
  • Birth: Apr 6 1909 - Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands
  • Death: Sep 17 1943 - Auschwitz, Camp, Poland
  • Husband: Samuel Blits
  • Submitter: Philip Fazzini
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Estella 'Stella' Agsteribbe's Timeline

1909
April 6, 1909
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
1937
May 27, 1937
Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
1940
November 1, 1940
Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
1943
September 17, 1943
Age 34
Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Malopolskie, Poland