Meijer Oudkerk

Meijer Oudkerk was the fourth of the seven children of Benjamin Oudkerk and Klaartje van Tijn. He was born in Den Helder on 11 June 1884 and earned his living as a draper. On 19 July 1910, he married Fijtje Eltje, who was also born in Den Helder on 23 June 1885, as a daughter of Hijman Levie Elte and Saartje Salomon Beek. The couple had two daughters, namely: Klara in 1911 and Sarah in 1916; both …

In addition, a Jokos file (number 4773) 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 :

- securities or bonds. (W-claim, number OS17-19/1600)

- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 9063/16192)

The Ausnahme-Bescheinigung, the ultimate exemption from deportation.

In the summer of 1943, a very large proportion of Dutch Jews had already been deported. This meant that the right to exist of the Jewish Council had been affected in a proportionate way and that many Jewish Council functions and the associated “Sperres” - exemptions from deportation - were abolished. The last group of Jewish Coun…