Marcel Turksma worked in the military apothecary in Rotterdam. He had the rank of sergeant in the Dutch army.
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The funeral records at the Jewish cemetery in Rotterdam reveal that Marcel Turksma was buried there.
Het Nationaal Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH) in Den Haag beheert een database met namen van de gesneuvelde militairen en de omstandigheden waaronder zij zijn gevallen.[2] In de database staat tevens de religieuze gezindte vermeld. Bij 35 personen kon worden vastgesteld dat zij Joods waren.…
It is still an extremely sensitive topic: suicide during the Second World War. Historians have not known what to do with it for a long time. What is the place of suicide bombers in war history?
Remarkably little has been written on this subject and there seems to be no list of names or memorial book…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 8910) on this household is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal lootin…