Abraham de Wit

Abraham de Wit was a son of Levie de Wit and Grietje de Roode. He was a merchant by profession and got engaged to Veronica Kaufman on 17 Juli 1938, a daughter of Samuel Kaufman and Jetje Meijer. Then some time later, Abraham and Veronica married in Rotterdam and on 17 February 1941, their daughter Grietje was born in Gouda.

When Abraham, his parents and sibs had returned from Scheveningen in Rotte…

For a biographical note see: H.E. Dominicus, Mauthausen. Een gedenkboek (2e herziene en uitgebreide druk; Amsterdam 1999) 170-171.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 60393) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

A Liro card exists for this person or family. The original cards are kept at the Nationaal…

Abraham de Wit and Veronica Kaufman got engaged on 17 July 1938.
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According to the "Sterbebücher" (death records) of Auschwitz, Abraham de Wit murdered there on 4 September 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 official dates of death, as published at the time in the "Staatscourant" (Government Gazette) by the Minis…