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Isaac Maarsen

Amsterdam, – Sobibor,

Reached the age of 51 years

Occupation: Chief rabbi

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About Isaac Maarsen

Isaac Maarsen took his bachelor's degree in classical literature and obtained credentials as a moreh at age 22. He taught at the Nederlandsch-Israëlitisch Seminarium in Amsterdam. In 1919 he became a rabbi in Amsterdam, and in 1925 he was appointed chief rabbi in The Hague. He continued to serve in this position until his deportation. He vehemently opposed mixed marriages and the reform movement w…

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Isaac Maarsen

Meer over opperrabbijn Isaac Maarsen is te vinden in het boek van Bart van der Boom, Den Haag in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (Den Haag 1995).

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