Alexander Leon Root

Alexander Leon Root was a son of Mozes Root and Leentje Frank. He was born 30 April 1892 in Amsterdam and married Esther Fransman on 25 July 1918 in Zaandam. She was born 19 November 1895 in Amsterdam as daughter of Salomon Fransman and Elisabeth Ossedrijver. The Root-couple had three children, namely Maurice in 1919, Salomon in 1920 and Aron in 1923. Mother and children have survived the Holocaus…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 60510) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

Jewish tradespeople such as bakers, hairdressers, butchers, fishmongers, grocers, etc. received a special exemption (Sperre), so that the Jewish population could continue to use the tradespeople. As the number of Jewish residents of Amsterdam shrank due to the deportations, these exemptions were cancelled. On July 27, 1942, Meijer de Vries, the General Adviser of the Jewish Council, sent a circula…