Jettje Veneman-Rozendal was the daughter of Jacob Rozendal and Schoontje Glazer. In 1915 she married a non-Jewish man. At that time, she had two children from a previous marriage. Her marriage to Veneman produced four children, one of whom died at an early age. The marriage did not last. Jan Veneman left her in 1917, but the marriage was never officially dissolved. In 1941, when all Jews were ordered to register with the authorities, Jettje Veneman-Rozendal had to complete the form entitled ‘Declaration Establishing a Mixed Marriage’. Because she was mentally challenged, however, she was unable to fill it out satisfactorily. Letters were sent to Jettje’s ex-husband and three children so that the declaration could be completed. On 24 September 1942, one day before the deadline for submitting the form, the Declaration Establishing a Mixed Marriage was sent to the State Inspectorate for the Population Registers. In early October 1942, despite having submitted this form, Jettje Veneman-Rozendal was forced to leave her home and transported to Westerbork. Her sons went into hiding and survived the war. A sister of Jettje Rozendal’s also survived the war.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 60940) on this person is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Meppel. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.