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Letter written by Maurits van Voolen (as an employee of the Jewish Council) to friends, telling them that his family has just been arrested during a raid in Amsterdam. (reverse side) Private collection

Placed by . On 7 Aug. 2008.

Letter written by Maurits van Voolen (as an employee of the Jewish Council) to friends, telling them that his family has been arrested during a raid in Amsterdam Private collection

Placed by . On 6 Aug. 2008.

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Maurits van Voolen and his family

During the war Maurits van Voolen worked for the Jewish Council. While he was at his office at the Nieuwe Keizersgracht he heard that his family had been arrested during a major raid in Amsterdam. He wrote a letter to friends to notify them. Maurits was going to follow his family and he would volunt…

7 April 2016