David Spanjar was the last chairman of the Jewish community of Rijssen. He was married and had two children. His sister, Sophia Dikker-Spanjar, was widowed and she lived with her two sons Jacob Philip Dikker and Salomon Dikker (nicknamed Sallo) with David Spanjar's family in the Haarstraat in Rijssen.
In October 1942, a search warrant was issued by the mayor of Rijssen. He requested that David Spanjar, butcher, his wife and two children be located. They were suspected of having changed their place of residence without the required authorization. This description referred to Jews who had gone into hiding.
David Spanjar had gone into hiding with his wife and two sons in Markelo. They were given up to the police and David and his son Salomon were caught.
//Algemeen Politieblad, nr 41, 15 October 1942, 1165, notice 2328;
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Overijssel, alsmede algemene oorlogsmonumenten waarop joodse namen voorkomen. Profiel (Bedum 2002) 56//
We have been unable to determine whether one or more members of this family survived the war. While their names do not appear on the lists of survivors, we have not been able to trace them in In Memoriam either. They are therefore labeled as 'surviving' and their names are not listed.
In addition, a Jokos file (number 20092) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.