David van West

David van West, born on 20 June 1912 in Amsterdam as the son of Willem van West and Rosetta Kloot, had become a tailor by trade. On 2 October 1940, he married Gabrielle Gazan (nickname Gaby) in Rotterdam, who was born on 21 August 1912 in Wanfercéé Baulet, Wallon/Belgium. Her parents were Louis Gazan and Jeanne Louise Genot, who were officially married in The Hague on 8 January 1919. Gabrielle, th…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 52162) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

David van West, after being temporarily released from deportation by the Jewish Council on 29 July 1942, was arrested again during the raids at the beginning of October 1942 and brought to Westerbork between 3 and 5 October 1942. From that moment on he made efforts to be definitively exempted from deportation and pushed for release from Westerbork. From the notes made in this regard on his registr…