Selina Elzas-Lopes de Leao Laguna

Alfred Elzas was a son of Jacob Elzas and Rozina Zwartz. He was born on 20 March 1892 in Zutphen into a family of eight children in total. Four of them were killed during the Holocaust: namely Antje, Bendiena Sophia, Mozes and Alfred himself.

Alfred traded in women’s clothing and he worked as a commercial agent for several foreign fashion companies. Before he was wed, he stayed for some time in Be…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 50974) 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 3044/6570).