The poem for Max Keizer, at the occasion of his barmitswah, 5 August 1944 in Bergen Belsen, by Joseph Gompers, in his own original handwriting and for the first time published in 1970 in Hakehilla.
Source: the liberation-edition of Hakehilla from 1970, the magazine of the N.I.K. (Dutch Israelitic Congregations).
Joseph Gompers, made a poem in Bergen Belsen in 1944 for the 13-year old Max Keizer, who celebrated there his barmitswah. Portrait of Joseph Gompers drawn by Paul Citroen.
Source: the liberation-edition from 1970 of HaKehilla, the magazine of N.I.K. (Dutch Israelitic Congregations).
Joseph Gompers, born 22 March 1899 in Amsterdam, was a son of Philip Gompers and Rebecca de Haan. He married on 20 January 1921 in Amsterdam Marianne Loonstein, who was born 20 October 1895 in Amsterdam as a daughter of Jacob Loonstein and Naatje Speijer. The couple had one son, Philip Louis, born 1…
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Joseph Gompers was a writer. He published a number of books, including the novel Maasiejoth: wondere verhalen (Maastricht 1930), the Dutch authorized translation of the autobiographical novel by Michael Gold, Joden zonder geld (Maastricht 1931) and a book of poems entitled Melodieën der stilte (Maas…
Max Keizer was born as Simon Max Keizer on 20 July 1931 in Amsterdam as son of Eduard Charles Keizer and Jeannette Vega. He lived with his parents and sister Anna Esther at Waterlooplein 123 downfloor in Amsterdam. 26 May 1943 Max, his mother and sister were locked in in Westerbork in barack 55. His…