Joël van de Rhoer married Bertha van Geens on 17 June 1900. The couple had two children. At a very early age, Joël van de Rhoer had already become one of the biggest cattle traders in the north. In Meppel, his wealth earned him the nickname ‘De Rijke’ (‘the Rich’). For many years he chaired the Drenthe branch of the Dutch Association of Cattle Traders, in which capacity he also served on the executive committee of Drenthe’s Agriculture Society. He also served for years as treasurer on the board of the Jewish congregation.
In 1933 Joël van de Rhoer moved to Stationsweg 6 with his wife and children. In November 1941 his cattle-trading business was liquidated and in September 1942 he was forced to leave his home, since it had been requisitioned by the Wehrmacht. Joël and his wife moved in with acquaintances on Hoofdstraat.
In the night of 2-3 October 1942 they were arrested there and taken to Westerbork transit camp, where they saw their two children again. The children later managed to escape from the camp. They had tried to persuade their parents to escape with them, but without success.
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In addition, Jokos files (numbers 15810, 15811, 15812) on this family or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos files reveal that a claim was lodged for compensation for :
- securities or bonds. (W-claim, number A21/1784)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 9954/20146)
Joël van de Rhoer was an uncle of Hinderina Cohen.
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