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Herdenk Manus Woudstra

Manus Woudstra

Rotterdam, – Schoppinitz,

Reached the age of 36 years

Occupation: Wholesaler

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The fate of Eliazer Woudstra, his brother Manus and his sister-in-law Sophia Woudstra-Lagrand.

Eliazer Woudstra, born 8 June 1900 in Rotterdam, was a son of Abraham Woudstra and Hester Olman. He was unmarried and was registered 27 April 1912 in the Peoples Registry of Rotterdam, when he arrived there from Zuidland. He then lived at Crooswijksesingel 25a, per 31 March 1938 living in at Spoorsingel 57 and since 29 July 1939 at Schieweg 44b. Eliazer’s parents were already deceased before the w…

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Eliazer Woudstra and his family

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 14787, 35761) on this household or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos files reveal that a claim was lodged for compensation for :

- securities or bonds. (W-claim, number Csp 7-8 / 2356)

- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting ban…

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About Manus Woudstra

Manus Woudstra married Sophia Lagrand on 12 September 1942 in Westerbork transit camp.
The merchant Manus Woudstra was a son of Abraham Woudstra and Hester Olman, both had died. Sophia Lagrand was a daugter of cap cutter Isaac Lagrand and Sara Brandel.
Eliazer Woudstra, brother of the bridegroom, was a witness at the wedding ceremony and he signed the marriage certificate.
Record of marriage certi…

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Labour camp Schöppinitz

From mid July 1942 till the end of February 1943, 52 trains have left for Auschwitz. Not all occupants arrived in Auschwitz. In the period of 28 August till 8 December 1942, 18 of the 28 deportation trains from Westerbork were stopped in Kozel, ± 80 km before Auschwitz and there boys and men between ± 15 and 50 years were forced to leave the train; they ended up in labor camps near Kozel, which a …

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