Elias Broches

Elias Broches was a student at the Amsterdam Lyceum in Amsterdam. After his exams he became a jazzpianist and standard bearer at the Dutch army. Elias Broches was a regular at café Monico at the Rembrandtsquare in Amsterdam where he performed as a pianist.

In 1941 Elias Broches tried to reach England by boat. His attempt failed and he was executed on 19 August 1942.
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Abraham Broches and Chaja Person ran a sigaretfactory. The couple had two children. A son, Elias Broches, also known as Epie, played jazz piano. During his high school he played at the club Monico at the Rembrandtplein. In 1942 he was arrested when trying to cross the Chanal to England. He was executed. The other child, who had immigrated to the United States, survived the war.
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