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…
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 …
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.