A short message appeared in Het Joodsche Weekblad in December 1941 on the occasion of the celebration of the sixtieth birthday of Benjamin Swelheim on 10 December 1941. Benjamin Swelheim was a church warden of the Lekstraat synagogue in Amsterdam.
The message read: 'Mr Swelheim, who broke new ground in this part of town when setting up the community synagogue in Plan-Zuid as a committee member of the Benei Teimon association and a staunch defender of synagogue visits and the religious education of the Jewish youth, was able to enjoy a lot of attention that day.'
Het Joodsche Weekblad, 12 December 1941, 8
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