Benjamin van Rood, born in 1838, married Sientje van Spier in Hilversum on 21 June 1865. She was born in 1836. This couple had eleven children in total, of whom five have died as babies – none of them became older than 1 year. Of the children, who reached adulthood, Kaatje, Neeltje, Eva, Mathilda and Susanna van Rood were killed in the Shoah. Only Mietje has survived the Holocaust.
Mathilda (Tilly) van Rood was 52 years old when she married the widower of Henriette de Haas, Pierre Abasfrom Doesburg, 58 years of age, a son of Aron Abas and Dina de Jong. They married 12 December 1928 and had no children. Before her marriage Mathilda worked in Den Haag as companionship lady, linen lady and housekeeper and lived among others in the Israelitic Old Men- and Womens Home at St. Jac…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 17310) on this family 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 34/17632).
A Liro card exists for this person or family. The original cards a…