Jacob Wolff

Jacob Wolff, the only son of Abraham Wolff and Judith Bloemhoff, usually called Japie, was born on 2 Decembet 1925 in Amsterdam. Jacob lived with his parents in Eemsstraat 31 parterre but notes on his registration card from the Jewish Council show that in 1943  he probably moved to Afrikanerplein 28 in Amsterdam East, where the family of Isaäc van Straten and Rosette Wijnschenk lived at that time.

De Koninklijke Nederlandse Schakersbond heeft reeds in 1947 een bijzonder gedenkboek uitgegeven met de namen en een korte beschrijving van omgekomen leden van schaakverenigingen uit heel Nederland.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 4374) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

Jacob Wolff, also known as Japie, had straight hair that hung over his pale face. He was a smart, friendly boy who was good at heading a ball. His father was a stamp-maker, according to the sign next to his door. During the war, Japie was at first exempt from deportation because he worked for the Jewish Council. Later he was deported anyway.
There is a story about Japie Wolff (in Dutch) on the we…

De Koninklijke Nederlandse Schakersbond heeft reeds in 1947 een bijzonder gedenkboek uitgegeven met de namen en een korte beschrijving van omgekomen leden van schaakverenigingen uit heel Nederland.

Deze personen waren de Joodse leden van de Amsterdamsche Schaakclub.