Jacob de Lange

Jacob de Lange, born in Elburg in 1901, was one of the nine children of Joseph de Lange and Matje Hamberg. 9 February 1927 he married Anna Elizabeth Mello in Beverwijk, a daughter of David Mello and Roosje Cohen. In this marriage, their son Jozeph was born 6 March 1928. The marriage ended however by a divorce in Beverwijk of 4 November 1930. After the divorce, Jozeph stayed with his mother ans sur…

We have been unable to determine whether one or more members of this family survived the war. While their names do not appear on the lists of survivors, we have not been able to trace them in In Memoriam either. They are therefore labeled as 'surviving' and their names are not listed.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 37795) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject…

Jacob de Lange was a son of Aaron de Lange and Esther Lam.
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This person is commemorated on a memorial in Elburg. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.

By German promulgation of January 1942, street names referring to Jews or to living members of the Royal House were prohibited, and had to be renamed.

Jacob (Jack) de Lange
Elburg, 13 januari 1901
Bergen-Belsen, 3 februari 1945

Jacob (Jack) de Lange werd geboren op 13 januari 1901 in het Veluwse dorpje Elburg als zoon van Joseph de Lange en Matje van Hamberg. Hij groeide op in zijn geboorteplaats in een groot gezin, met drie broers, Hartog (1886), Machiel Aaron (1897) en Aaron (1903), en vier zussen, Betje (1887), Mietje (1889), Jannetje (1891…