Gerrit Pront, born in Amsterdam on 27 June 1902 of Zacharias Pront and Selly Lakmaker, was a diamond sawyer by trade. On 18 July 1929 he married Klara Elsas in Amsterdam, a daughter of Levie Elsas and Rachel Pront. Klara was born on 16 September 1907 in Amsterdam and worked as a seamstress. Gerrit a…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 34389) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
According to the Deathbook (Totenbuch) from the Prisoners Hospital (Häftlingenkrankenbau) of Auschwitz III, Gerrit Pront has died there on 11 June 1944 . This date differs from the official date of death of 21 January 1945, as has been established after the war by the Dutch Ministry of Justice. For …