Zacharias Pront

Antwerpen, – Buchenwald,

Reached the age of 20 years

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The fate of Zacharias Pront.

Zacharias Pront was a son of Abraham Pront and Rachel Katwijk. He was born on 7 July 1924 in Antwerp and he became a machine fitter by profession. Until September 1940 they remained living in Belgium at their last address Bixschotellaan 155 in Berchem. Then they moved over to Amsterdam again and cam…

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Abraham Pront and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 6195) on this family 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 looting b…

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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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Concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar.

Some parts, copied and translated from the Dutch Wikipedia website BUCHENWALD. The link refers however to another English site about Buchenwald. The new Lagerkommandant of Buchenwald was Hermann Pister, he took office in January 1942. In that year an arms factory was built, and thousands of Soviet f…

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The address of Zacharias Pront

Ruyschstraat 95 III, Amsterdam Visit location page

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