Louis Duitz

The eldest of the nine children of Salomon Duitz and Elisabeth Duizend was Louis, who was born on 1 January 1902 in The Hague. His father was head of a school there and during their stay in The Hague, Louis had another sister Alida in 1903 and another one, Louise, in 1904. Early August 1905, his parents returned to Amsterdam with Louis and his two sisters.

Between 6 and 10 June 1922, Louis was enl…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 10966) 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 2817/18885 (doorgestreept)).

General Notes

In 1943 two deportation periods can be distinguished, namely: the period from 11 January to 23 February 1943, during which 9 transports left directly for Auschwitz, namely 8 from Westerbork and 1 from Apeldoorn (for brevity to be called "Spring Transports 1943") and the period from 24 August to 16 November 1943, in which 8 transports left directly for Auschwitz, namely 7 from Westerb…