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Irma Klein was Jewish, as were her two brothers, Günther and Hans Klein, and her mother. When Germany invaded she was still living in Amsterdam with her mother. Her brothers also lived in Amsterdam. Hans Klein left Germany for the Netherlands in March 1933 after he had been dismissed as editor of a Berlin newspaper on political grounds. He became stateless after his departure from Germany. Hans Klein went into hiding immediately after the German invasion in May 1940 because he was registered with the Aliens Police as a refugee from Germany and as an editor of a pro-democracy newspaper. Hans Klein was able to flee to Switzerland in September 1942. Günther Klein was also affected by the anti-Jewish measures. In 1941 a German administrator was appointed to run his garment business. Günther Klein fled to Switzerland in 1942. His wife Eva Schuit was arrested while fleeing and was murdered in November 1942 in Auschwitz. (English)