Leonard Overweg

Leonard Overweg was not regarded as a natural businessman. His real gift was for chemistry, for which he obtained 100% in his school-leaving examinations. Leonard also had an impressive knowledge of the Bible, and could tell all its stories from memory.
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Leonard Overweg was married at Westerbork transit camp on 6 October 1942. His wife survived the war. He was…

Leonard Overweg was gehuwd met Hekscher, M.S. (Melia Susanna); Oranjestraat 15
Geboren op 26 september 1909 te Sleen, dochter van Meijer Hekscher en Diena Suskind [Melia Susanna huwde met Leonard Overweg (Emmen, 11 augustus 1897 - Auschwitz, 1 oktober 1944) en overleed op 20 mei 1984 te Noordwijk.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 14035) 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 9078/21024).


This family is commemorated on a memorial in Assen. More inform…