Many of the letters Rosie wrote from Vught and Westerbork were uncensored due to her connections in the camps. She wrote most often to Magda and Henk Coljee, the couple who had lodged Rosie and her mother under a false name before they were betrayed to the Nazis by Rosie’s former lover, Kees van Meteren. Although Henk was a member of the NSB and Magda was German, they continued to help Rosie during and after the war. Here is a small selection of some of the wartime letters Rosie preserved.
- Rosie’s first long letter from Westerbork to Magda and Henk Coljee (October 27, 1942)
- A letter from Magda Coljee, detailing Kees van Meteren’s attempts to claim Rosie’s money and property (October 28, 1942)
- A note from Henk Coljee (October 29, 1942)
- Rosie’s immediate response (October 30, 1942)
- Rosie’s invitation to Magda to visit Westerbork (December 1942)
- The last sign of life from Rosie’s mother (March 29, 1943)
- The last sign of life from Rosie’s father (March 30,1943)
- A letter from Rosie, detailing her life in Vught (June 7, 1943)
- A letter written on Rosie’s behalf by a truck driver in Vught (August 28, 1943)