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Joseph Schelvis

Amsterdam, – Mauthausen,

Reached the age of 29 years

Occupation: Transport agent

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Joseph Schelvis and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 12886) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

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Victims of february-raids gassed in Hartheim Castle.

On 22 and 23 Febuary 1941, raids took place in Amsterdam,  in which 390 Jewish men were arrested and deported. Only two of them survived. A recent investigation has shown that more than 100 men were gassed in Hartheim Castle, while Mauthausen was established as the official place of death.

In February 2021, the City Archive of Amsterdam opened the exhibition “The raids of 22 and 23 February 1941 i…

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Over Joseph Schelvis en zijn gezin

Joseph is de zoon van Salomon Schelvis en Duifje Blom en groeide oprond het Waterlooplein, waar vader Salomon werkte als karrenverhuurder.

Joseph volgde zes jaar lager onderwijs, zeer waarschijnlijk op de Waterlooschool, die binnen een straal van honderd tot tweehonderd meter lag van de verschillende huizen waarin zijn ouders woonden. Joseph ging daarna bij een ijsfabriek werken als expeditieknech…

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