Bernard Chapon

Amsterdam, 2 December 1897 – Auschwitz, 28 January 1944

Reached the age of 46 years

Photos

Nine men attending a service in the Great Synagogue in Amsterdam on the occasion of the chupah of Maurits Speelman and Belia Soester, 20 March 1940.
Sitting in the front row from left to right: Mozes Visser, (grandfather of the groom), Isaac Soester, (father of the bride), Bernard Chapon (brother-in-law of the bride), and right Abraham Speelman, (brother of the groom). The latter survived the Shoah.
Second row left Levie Italiaander (uncle of the bride) unknown person and Joseph Citroen (with grey hat, uncle of the groom). The other persons in the photograph are unknown.
Collection JHM.

Placed by
Aline Pennewaard
On 21 Nov 2010
With: Bernard Chapon, Levie Italiaander, Joseph Citroen, Isaäc Soester, Mozes Visser, Maurits Speelman, Belia Speelman-Soester
Placed by
Redactie Joods Monument
On 28 Apr 2016
With: Bernard Chapon
Bernard Chapon
Cut out of his wedding portrait of 23 Decembe 1936

Placed by
Redactie Joods Monument
On 14 May 2016
With: Bernard Chapon
Wedding portrait of Bernard Chapon and Marianna Soester in Amsterdam on 23 December 1936.

Placed by
Redactie Joods Monument
On 14 May 2016

Stories

Redactie Joods Monument

Biography 14 May 2016

Bernard Chapon

Bernard Chapon was a son of David Chapon and Flora Buitakan (Buitenkant). He married Marianna Soester in Zaandam on 23 December 1936, a daughter of Isaac Soester and Sientje Buitenkant. The couple had one son, who has survived the Holocaust. Also Bernard’s spouse has survived the Shoah.

Bernad had also a brother Arnold and a sister Jeannette. Both have been killed in the Shoah too.

City Archive of…

Redactie Joods Monument

Addition 7 Apr 2016

Bernard Chapon and his family

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 8581) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject …