Jacob Jonas Blitz

Jacob Jonas Blitz, born in Amsterdam, was a son of Levie Blitz and Elisabeth Wessel. A few months afther his birth, Jacob Jonas and his parents arrived in Antwerp. As his profession was registered in the Archive of Berchem “light drawer”(lichttekenaar).

Jacob Jonas married in Berchem (Antwerp) Clara Meyer from Antwerp on 10 May 1927. She was a daughter of Abraham Meyer and Joanna Esser. It is not …

After the departure from Mechelen, both the convoys of 15 January 1943 formed a single transport of 1555 deportees, including 287 children. The 77 deportees who jumped out of the train were not included in this statistic, but they nevertheless bear witness to the rebellious spirit of the Jewish population.

It took 2 ½ months to collect this number for the convoys of 15 January 1943. Since 1 Novemb…