Samuel van Straten

Johanna de Wit was the 2nd of the six children of Philip de Wit and Aaltje Tammerijn and was born on 9 August 1893 in Rotterdam. She married the widower of Keetje Levie, Nathan van Straten in Rotterdam on 16 May 1923, who was born on 18 October 1894 in Rotterdam as a son of Samuel van Straten and Sientje Stranders.

Nathan van Straten was previously married to Keetje Levie, who was born in Rotterda…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 52180) on this household 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 bank (L-claim, number 11637/13634).

According to the "Sterbebücher" (death records) of Auschwitz, Samuel van Straten was murdered there on 26 October 1942. This date is different from the official date of death as determined by the Dutch Ministry of Justice after the war. For the time being, the website joodsmonument.nl, list only the dates of death, as published at the time in the "Staatscourant" (State Gazet) by the Ministry of Ju…