Elizabeth IJer was a daughter of Abraham IJer and Kaatje Stad. 24 November 1920 she married the photographer Jacob Haagman in Rotterdam, a son of Louis Haagman and Mietje Ossendrijver. The couple had three children: Mietje in 1921, Kaatje in 1924 and Anna in 1926. Kaatje however died alreadty in Jan…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 16503) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
The period between 28 August till 12 December 1942 was known as the so-called “Cosel-period”. Named as such, as a number of transports with deported Jews from Belgium, France and Holland were stopped at Cosel station, about 80 km west from Auschwitz, where the Germans unloaded men who were suitable …