Jacobus de Leeuw, wholesaler in meat by profession, was the youngest son of Abraham de Leeuw and Betje Zeehandelaar. He married 15 December 1921 in Amsterdam Maria Wolff, a daughtrer of David Wolff, a commissioner from Nijmegen and Clara Jessurun Lobo from Amsterdam. Jacobus and Maria had two childr…
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 …
In addition, a Jokos file (number 18022) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.