Elka de Levie
Encyclopedia
Elka de Levie was a Dutch
gymnast
. She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics
in Amsterdam
.
De Levie was born in Amsterdam. She was the only Jewish team member to survive the Holocaust
; her team mates Anna Dresden-Polak, Jud Simons
and Helena Nordheim
died in Sobibor
, while Estella Agsteribbe
was gassed in Auschwitz
. De Levie died in 1979 in anonymity in Amsterdam.
She married a man named Boas, but they were divorced in 1943. She survived the Second World War
and died on 12 December 1979.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
gymnast
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
. She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
.
De Levie was born in Amsterdam. She was the only Jewish team member to survive the Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
; her team mates Anna Dresden-Polak, Jud Simons
Jud Simons
Judikje "Jud" Simons was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 she won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team....
and Helena Nordheim
Helena Nordheim
Helena "Lea" Nordheim 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....
died in Sobibor
Sobibór extermination camp
Sobibor was a Nazi German extermination camp located on the outskirts of the town of Sobibór, Lublin Voivodeship of occupied Poland as part of Operation Reinhard; the official German name was SS-Sonderkommando Sobibor...
, while Estella Agsteribbe
Estella Agsteribbe
Estella "Stella" Agsteribbe 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.She was Jewish...
was gassed in Auschwitz
Auschwitz concentration camp
Concentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
. De Levie died in 1979 in anonymity in Amsterdam.
She married a man named Boas, but they were divorced in 1943. She survived the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and died on 12 December 1979.