Gerson Goldberg

Gerson Goldberg was born on 4 March 1909 in Jaworzno in Poland as a son of Marcus Goldberg and Chaja Tajgla. Gerson was a tailor by profession and during the Census of 30 December 1930, it appeared that Gerson lived already in Amsterdam, however, it is not known when exactly he has arrived from Poland in Amsterdam. The Census of 1930 shows that Gerson Goldberg then lived in with “Majer Engelstein"…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 52290) 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 4048/2170).

According to the "Sterbebücher" (death records) of Auschwitz, Gerson Goldberg was murdered there on 18 February 1943. This date is different from the official date of death 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 "Staatscourant"  (Government Gazette) by the Ministry…