David Heijmans

On 26 February 1814 King William I decreed that the Nederlandsch Israëlitisch Seminarium (NIS) was to be established in Amsterdam to train rabbis, teachers and other officers serving the Jewish community.
David Heijmans, the son of Meijer, attended the NIS.


This person is commemorated on a memorial in Groenlo. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nation…

Betsy van der Horst was the wife of Meijer Heijmans.
Amsterdam municipal archive, Records Jokos, Möbel-claim 52934; property Joods Maatschappelijk Werk

In addition, a Jokos file (number 52934) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.