--- title: "Lotty (Charlotte) Veffer" description: "D-Day, Normandy and Beyond features the Holocaust victim Lotty (Charlotte) Veffer" url: "https://www.normandy1944.info/holocaust/lotty-charlotte-veffer" date: "2026-07-25T23:43:34+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- ![Lotty (Charlotte) Veffer](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/37/d-day-normandy-beyond-portrait-Lotty-Charlotte-Veffer-37cf6bae.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-portrait-Lotty-Charlotte-Veffer.jpg&thumbnail=270,270,&hash=99b45794) Name # Lotty (Charlotte) Veffer --- Date of birth July 10, 1921 --- Nationality Dutch --- Place of birth Amsterdam Main Concentration Camp Auschwitz --- Incarcerated 8 September 1944 --- Survived the war? Yes --- Deceased July 27, 2018 Holocaust victims ## At least someone will be there when we get back ![Lotty Veffer's card](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-001.jpg)© Arolsen Archives used with permission [Visit their website](https://arolsen-archives.org/en/) ![Carla Veffer's card](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-005.jpg)© Arolsen Archives used with permission [Visit their website](https://arolsen-archives.org/en/) ![Lotty's mother Catharina](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-009.jpg)© Arolsen Archives used with permission [Visit their website](https://arolsen-archives.org/en/) ![Lotty's father Jonas](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-010.jpg)© Arolsen Archives used with permission [Visit their website](https://arolsen-archives.org/en/) [](#) [](#) - [](#) - [](#) - [](#) - [](#) Copyright: Above images are from The Arolsen Archives are an international center on Nazi persecution --- **Lotty Huffener-Veffer** was born on 10 July 1921 on the Tugelaweg into a non-believing Jewish family in Amsterdam-East and had a pleasant childhood. Her mother comes from a large family and her grandparents live nearby. The family plays a lot of music, for example, they regularly sing, her sister, seven years younger, plays the violin and Lotty plays the piano. She will never forget her first concert as a child in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw with Willem Mengelberg as conductor. Lotty wants to study French, but first has to learn a trade. After the ULO she starts working as a diamond cutter. ### Germans invades The Netherlands Lotty Veffer is 19 years old when the war starts in May 1940. She tries to flee the Netherlands with her fiancé, but fails. Despite the increasing anti-Jewish measures, Lotty is optimistic: the war will not last that long. In 1942 many friends and acquaintances of the Veffer family already received a call to work in Germany. When they come to say goodbye, Lotty certainly expects to see them again when the war is over. ### Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch (Kamp Vught) On February 11, 1943, Lotty is taken from home in the evening. This roundup mainly concerns young people, diamond workers. Her parents and Carla stay behind. But later in the evening they are also picked up. The whole family will be transported to Vught on 13 February via the Hollandsche Schouwburg. The camp is then barely ready. It's a big chaos. Everyone has to be on call endlessly. Lotty, now 22, comes to the women's camp with her mother. Carla has to go to a barracks for girls from 13 to 16 years old. Lotty and her father are not allowed to work because they have to save their hands for the work in the diamond processing department that the German occupiers want to set up in Vught. On June 5 it becomes clear that Carla and her mother have to leave the camp, with the Kindertransport. Lotty's father can come with us but does not have to. Lotty's mother thinks it is better that he stays in Vught, with Lotty. Then Lotty wants to come too. They decide that father will come along to help his wife and Carla and that Lotty will stay in Vught. “Then at least someone will be there when we get back here,” her mother says. ### From Westerbork to Poland Sobibor and Auschwitz On June 6, Carla and parents will be transported via Westerbork to the Sobibor extermination camp. They will be gassed there on 11 June. People who fear Lotty will come along have stopped her and other girls from saying goodbye. A few days after the Kindertransport, Lotty is employed by the Philips Kommando. Thanks to this work she can remain in camp Vught until June 1944. A year after her parents and sister, Lotty and all other Jewish Philips workers, including Ernst Verduin's mother, are deported to Auschwitz. As skilled craftsmen, not all of them are sent to the gas chambers. They arrive in a labor camp and get a number tattooed on their arm. After a few days, Lotty is sent on to Reichenbach, a day's travel from Auschwitz. There she has to work with other Facharbeiter from Vught at Telefunken. They are housed in a small camp near the factory. Lotty stays there until January 1945. When liberation is approaching, the women have to leave Reichenbach. Lotty embarks on a horrific journey through the cold, one of the so- called death marches, which takes them partly on foot and partly in open train cars through thirteen camps. Sometimes they have to work along the way. On May 4, 1945, the women are exchanged by the Nazis for German soldiers. She is brought to Sweden via Denmark. After more than three months, she travels home by train to the Netherlands, to Amsterdam. She arrives in Amsterdam on August 26, 1945, but there is no longer a home. The first night in Amsterdam she and her friend Beppie Schuier sleep on a bench in the Apollolaan. Related video Copyright: Ronald Huffener ### Personal images Click the images to enlarge [ ![Lotty Veffer](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/d4/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-003-d4b6ee24.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-003.jpg&thumbnail=300,383,&hash=c21dee50)Lotty Veffer ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-003.jpg) [ ![Lotty's sister Carla](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/43/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-004-434df73b.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-004.jpg&thumbnail=300,383,&hash=2cf6c43b)Lotty's sister Carla ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-004.jpg) [ ![Lotty and her parents. During the holiday we went to Scheveningen. This photo is from about 1925. My father had to work and regularly went back and forth by train. He didn't do that every night, he also just slept at home.](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/2d/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-008-2de3f8ac.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-008.jpg&thumbnail=300,198,&hash=af444fe5)Lotty and her parents. During the holiday we went to Scheveningen. This photo is from about 1925. My father had to work and regularly went back and forth by train. He didn't do that every night, he also just slept at home. ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-008.jpg) [ ![Lotty's mother Catharina](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/1c/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-011-1c42f2c8.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-011.jpg&thumbnail=300,436,&hash=d62fd7f7)Lotty's mother Catharina ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-011.jpg) [ ![Lotty's father Jonas](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/cc/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-012-ccb635ef.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-012.jpg&thumbnail=300,426,&hash=99177418)Lotty's father Jonas ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-012.jpg) [ ![The Hollandsche Schouwburg on the Plantage Middenlaan in Amsterdam](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/02/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-013-0264a69e.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-013.jpg&thumbnail=300,350,&hash=88fa4b07)The Hollandsche Schouwburg on the Plantage Middenlaan in Amsterdam ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-013.jpg) [ ![Map of the Reichenbach / Sportschule](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/0d/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-016-0d6f3541.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-016.jpg&thumbnail=300,161,&hash=7b655d10)Map of the Reichenbach / Sportschule ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-016.jpg) [ ![Reichenbach / Sportschule](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/56/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-017-5661a0c7.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-017.jpg&thumbnail=300,187,&hash=79249d14)Reichenbach / Sportschule ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-017.jpg) [ ![The former Beendorf subcamp. Photo: Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/ab/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-019-ab5b1205.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-019.jpg&thumbnail=300,185,&hash=54c3d741)The former Beendorf subcamp. Photo: Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-019.jpg) [ ![Count Folke Bernadotte](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-014.jpg)Count Folke Bernadotte ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-014.jpg) [ ![Lotty and Beppie Schuier, Sweden 1945](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/6f/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-007-6f761a9a.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-007.jpg&thumbnail=300,339,&hash=1dcd99fe)Lotty and Beppie Schuier, Sweden 1945 ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-007.jpg) [ ![Lotty seated on the bench in the Apollolaan, Amsterdam](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/fd/D-Day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-bankje-fd207aec.jpg?src=images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/D-Day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-bankje.jpg&thumbnail=300,200,&hash=2e2757f6)Lotty seated on the bench in the Apollolaan, Amsterdam ](https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/D-Day-normandy-beyond-lotty-veffer-bankje.jpg) --- ### Help to share on social media The stories on my website educate about WWII. Please help by sharing them with your family, friends and on social media. Thank you! - [](https://www.instagram.com/normandy1944/) - [](https://www.facebook.com/Normandy1944) - [](https://www.threads.com/@normandy1944) --- The compilation and structure of this website are protected by copyright. The historical stories and personal accounts published here remain the sole intellectual property of the individuals who shared them. No content may be reproduced without prior permission from the respective owners or the webmaster. --- Page was updated on: 26 July 2026 #### Cite this historical page I aim to provide accurate, open-access accurate historical records. If you are using this content for academic research, articles or educational projects, please use the citation below to credit this source. Click the button below to copy the direct URL for your research or citations. ![ Cite this historical page ](https://www.normandy1944.info/media/yootheme/cache/ea/d-day-normandy-beyond-location-eae699e4.png?src=images/misc/d-day-normandy-beyond-location.png&thumbnail=250,250,&hash=0288886f) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.normandy1944.info/holocaust/lotty-charlotte-veffer" }, "headline": "Lotty (Charlotte) Veffer", "description": "D-Day, Normandy and Beyond features the Holocaust victim Lotty (Charlotte) Veffer", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.normandy1944.info/images/holocaust/dutch/Lotty_Veffer/d-day-normandy-beyond-portrait-Lotty-Charlotte-Veffer.jpg" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Normandy1944.info – D-Day, Normandy and Beyond", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.normandy1944.info/images/logo/D-Day-Normandy-1944-WW2-logo.png" } }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frank C. Everards", "url": "https://www.normandy1944.info/blog/how-it-started" }, "datePublished": "2022-06-03T11:15:02+02:00", "dateCreated": "2022-06-03T10:15:02+02:00", "dateModified": "2026-03-01T15:31:31+01:00" } ```