Jozef de Vries

Jozef de Vries – always called Jonny -  was a son of the butcher Siegmund de Vries and Rosette Marianne van Geldere. He was born on 20 March 1941 in Rotterdam and lived with his parents at the Crooswijkscheweg 161b in de district Crooswijk of Rotterdam.

His parents were married on 29 May 1940 in Rotterdam: Jonny’s mother, Rosette Marianna van Geldere was born on 3 August 1917 as a daughter of Salo…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 33991) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

Jozef (Jonny) de Vries was protected by his foster-father during the war in Rotterdam. Both of them were caught by the Gestapo and sent to Westerbork. The foster-father of Jozef de Vries survived the war.
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