Arnold Rood

Arnold Rood was a son of Meijer Rood and Naatje Schenkkan. He was a tailor by profession but worked later as office clerk with the Jewish Council. Arnold married 10 March 1938 Sara Querido, born in Amsterdam and a diamond cutter by trade. She was a daughter of Adam Querido and Schoontje Baggers. The couple had no children.

After their wedding Arnonld and Sara lived in the Ruyschstraat 35 upper hou…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 40265) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

According to the "Totenbuch" (death records) of Auschwitz III, Arnold Rood was murdered there on 13 May 1944. This date is a little different from the official date of death of 16 May 1944 as determined by the Dutch Ministry of Justice after the war. For the time being, the website joodsmonument.nl, list only the dates of death, as published at the time in the "Nederlandse Staatscourant" (Dutch Go…