Maurits Hijmans

Maurits Hijmans was a son of Samuel Hijman Hijmans (1859) and Maria Salomon (1855). He was born in Amsterdam on 13 December 1889 and he worked as an office clerk and merchant. Maurits was rejected for service in the National Militia in November 1909 due to physical defects, for which he actually had already been assigned to the 7th Infantry Regiment in September 1908.

In July 1916, Maurits moved i…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 34395) 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 5522/18836).

The Jewish Centre for vocational training (J.C.B) existed already before the war and was established initially by the Dutch Bond of Zionists. The governing board of the J.B.C. was the Hachsjarah Council under the leadership of Mr. H.G. Kaufmann. Through courses and schools, the J.B.C. provided full professional training for all kinds of crafts and for agriculture and horticulture. It also advised …

In het archief van de Nederlands Israëlische Gemeente in Rotterdam (SAR, toegang 29, inventaris 762) ligt een briefje van Maurits Hijmans aan opperrabbijn A.B.M. Davids dd. 26 april 1942. De tekst luidt:

"Weleerw. Heer,
Hierdoor deel ik u mede, dat mijn zoon Paul Hijmans niet zal deelnemen aan de Joodsche lessen."

Wat was het geval? De ouders van leerlingen van het Gemeentelijk Joods Lyceum Rotterd…