Johanna de Wit was the 2nd of the six children of Philip de Wit and Aaltje Tammerijn and was born on 9 August 1893 in Rotterdam. She married the widower of Keetje Levie, Nathan van Straten in Rotterdam on 16 May 1923, who was born on 18 October 1894 in Rotterdam as a son of Samuel van Straten and Si…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 52180) on this household 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 looti…
A direct consequence of the German measures to isolate the Jewish population from the rest of society was that the Jewish community could no longer make use of non-Jewish services and suppliers.
Jewish tradespeople such as bakers, hairdressers, butchers, fishmongers, grocers, etc. received a special…