Salomon Aäron van Kollem

Levie van Kollem was a son of Eleazar van Kollem and Naatje Philip Kater and was born in Amsterdam on 18 October 1884. He became a diamond trader and was a member of the Bourse of Diamond Trade (Beurs van Diamanthandel) on the Weesperplein in Amsterdam. He married Jeannette Michel on 30 January 1908, a daughter of Friedrich Michel and Lena Reiwit. Jeannette was born in Amsterdam on 6 March 1889 an…

Levie van Kollem and Jeannette Michel married in 1908 in Amsterdam.
They also had a son Jacob.
Stadsarchief Amsterdam, archiefkaart Levie van Kollem

In addition, a Jokos file (number 10478) 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 valua…

According to the "Sterbebücher" (death records) of Auschwitz, Saomon Aäron van Kollem was murdered there on 3 September 1942. This date is different from the official date of death as determined by the Dutch Ministry of Justice after the war. For the time being, the website joodsmonument.nl, list only the dates of death, as published at the time in the "Nederlandse Staatscourant" (Dutch Government…