Helena Roza van Geldere was a daughter of Barend van Geldere and Sara Schielaar. She was born on 8 May 1902 in Rotterdam. Helena was the youngest of the three children who were born in this family: the eldest however, Sophia Roelofina died already at the age of 3 years on 25 April 1901. Her sister E…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 31065) on this family 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 looting …
The period between 28 August till 12 December 1942 was known as the so-called “Kozel-period”. Named as such, as a number of transports with deported Jews from Belgium, France and Holland were stopped at Kozel station, about 80 km west from Auschwitz, where the Germans unloaded men who were suitable …