A memorial in Rijssen commemorates the Jewish victims of this town. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.
David Spanjar was the last chairman of the Jewish community of Rijssen. He was married and had two children. His sister, Sophia Dikker-Spanjar, was widowed and she lived with her two sons Jacob Philip Dikker and Salomon Dikker (nicknamed Sallo) with David Spanjar's family in the Haarstraat in Rijssen.
In October 1942, a search warrant was issued by the mayor of Rijssen. He requested that David Sp…