Rebecca van Gelder-de Souza

Robert Heiman van Gelder was the first son from the second marriage of Jacob van Gelder and Betjen Hemelrijk, after Jacob van Gelder became widower of Betjen’s sister, Rosetta Hemelrijk. Robert Heiman was born on 8 February 1898 in Amsterdam and he was director milk control by profession. In later years he became a veterinary surgeon.

On 22 September 1926, Robert Heiman married in Amsterdam Rebecc…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 36685) 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 3861/5084).