Maurits Lopes Cardozo was the son of Barend Lopes Cardozo and Batseba Goudeket. During the war he went into hiding together with two sisters and their families. They stayed at Jozef Israëlskade in Amsterdam (during the war this street was renamed Tooropkade) . On 7 September 1943 they were arrested by members of the Kolonne Henneicke. Via Westerbork the whole family was sent straight to Auschwitz. The two sisters of Maurits were selected to endure medical experiments. Lina was killed. The other sister survived the war.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 55283) on this person is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
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