Israel Lens

Den Haag, – Midden-Europa,

Reached the age of 47 years

Occupation: Milkman

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The fate of Israel Lens, his wife Susanna van Leer and daughter Flora.

Israel Lens, born 16 February 1896 in Den Haag, was a son of Elkan Lens and Flora Kosman and he was a milkman by profession. On 25 Augusgt 1926 he married in Amsterdam Susanna van Leer, born there on 26 February 1892 and a daughter of Simon van Leer and Sarah Bing. After the wedding in 1926 Israel a…

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Israel Lens' death certificate

Israel Lens died on 18 December 1942 in Reichsautobahnlager Annaberg, Upper Silesia, Germany (today Poland). The official cause of death: gangrene and general body weakness (Gangraen und allgemeine Körperschwäche). Source: the official death certificate issued by German authorities (Standesamt).

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Israel Lens and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 31805) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

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The death of Israel Lens

Research into the wartime civil registries of one of the civil registry offices in Upper Silesias (Poland) discovered many records that corresponded to deaths of inmates from the "Reichsautobahnlager Annaburg" and "Zwangsarbeitslager Niederkirch" camps. A certificate of death for Israel Lens as disc…

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The Kozel period.

The period between 28 August till 12 December 1942 was known as the so-called “Kozel-period”. Named as such, as a number of transports with deported Jews from Belgium, France and Holland were stopped at Kozel station, about 80 km west from Auschwitz, where the Germans unloaded men who were suitable …

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The address of Israel Lens

Falckstraat 8, Den Haag Visit location page

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