Andries de Metz

Andries de Metz was the son of Bernard de Metz and Mina Leviticus. His father was part-owner of the sweets wholesalers A. de Metz, now De Metz BV. Andries was well-known in the muncipality of Leeuwarden. He taught mathematics and is described as a brilliant mathematician. Andries was one of the directors of L.A.C. Frisia football club in 1883. He was a devout man with an interest in Jewish literat…

Het Nationaal Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH) in Den Haag beheert een database met namen van de gesneuvelde militairen en de omstandigheden waaronder zij zijn gevallen.[2] In de database staat tevens de religieuze gezindte vermeld. Bij 35 personen kon worden vastgesteld dat zij Joods waren.[3] Aan de hand van de lotgevallen van deze Joodse militairen krijgen we een indringend beeld van he…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 53674) 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 8267 / 14801).

It is still an extremely sensitive topic: suicide during the Second World War. Historians have not known what to do with it for a long time. What is the place of suicide in war history?

Remarkably little has been written on this subject and there seems to be no list of names or memorial books at all. The Digital Monument (www.joodsmonument.nl) offers a place where relatives, sometimes for the firs…