Emanuel Stempel

Emanuel Stempel worked as an oiler for the Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij [a steamboat company]. On 9 May 1940, he sailed into the port of Dunkirk on the SS Bernice. A day later, the Netherlands was invaded. The ship left the French coast with 22 Dutch refugees on board. During the crossing to England, the SS Bernice was probably hit by a torpedo. In a matter of minutes, the ship s…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 51417) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.