David Bloch

Winschoten, – Amsterdam,

Reached the age of 68 years

Occupation: Shoe haberdashery merchant

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Under the pressure of the circumstances

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…

By: Daniël Metz on
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About the death of David Bloch and Betje Bloch-Goedhart

On the morning of the 14th of May, 1940 David Bloch and Betje Bloch- Goedhart committed an attempt to suicide. A doctor is on the spot for first aid,  they were taken to the hospital. They both died 2 days later. On the 20th of May, 1940 they were burried on the Jewish cemetery in Muiderberg. Police…

By: Monique Koekoek (redactie) on
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David en Betje Bloch-Goedhart

Meer informatie over de zelfmoord van het echtpaar David en Betje Bloch-Goedhart, is te vinden in het boek van Lucas Ligtenberg: Mij krijgen ze niet levend: de zelfmoorden van mei 1940 (Amsterdam 2017) 149, 167.

By: Edwin van Baarle on
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The address of David Bloch

J.J. Viottastraat 22 huis, Amsterdam Visit location page

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