Clara Schellevis-Hamme

Gerrit Schellevis, housepainter by trade, was a son of Samson Schellevis and Sophia Dikker. 8 September 1937 he married Clara Hamme in Amsterdam, a seamstress and daughter of Philip Hamme and Wilhelmins Kets de Vries. The Schellevis couple had a son Jack in 1938 and in 1940 a daughter Wilhelmina. The complete family of Gerrit Schellevis was killed in the Shoah. Also Gerrit’s parents as well those …

In addition, a Jokos file (number 52457) 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 4).