Yolanda Natalie Levy

Heinz Levy was born 29 April 1904 in Hannover as son of Abraham Ludwig Levy and Sophia Berg. Also his younger sister Rena Dina was born in Hannover. His parents ans sister were present in Amsterdam on 22 April 1936 at his wedding to Henriette (Jetty) Gompers. She was a daughter of Hartog Gompers and Johanna Levie van Berg.

After their wedding, Heinz and Henriette moved into a house at Prinsengrach…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 10015) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 7494/8049).

The Ausnahme-Bescheinigung, the ultimate exemption from deportation.

In the summer of 1943, a very large proportion of Dutch Jews had already been deported. This meant that the right to exist of the Jewish Council had been affected in a proportionate way and that many Jewish Council functions and the associated “Sperres” - exemptions from deportation - were abolished. The last group of Jewish Coun…