Simon, Grietje and Klaartje van Gelder were brother and sisters. Simon was a music teacher, who graduated in Keulen. They lived in Keulen until they moved to the Netherlands in the time of nazi Germany. They first lived in Amsterdam on the Stadionplein and then in Scheveningen (The Hague).
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 31915) on this household 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 :
- looted jewellery (S-claim, number -754)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 3847/497)
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