Sara Melkman

Amsterdam, 4 September 1921 – Sobibor, 9 July 1943

Reached the age of 21 years

Occupation: Raincoat sticker

Photos

Vendor permit
Amsterdam Municipal Archive

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Placed by
Redactie Joods Monument
On 1 Mar 2006
Sara Melkman
Jewish Historical Museum, Documents collection, inv.nr B1376, 'Boek der tranen' [Book of tears]

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Placed by
Redactie Joods Monument
On 28 Feb 2006

Stories

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Biography 7 Apr 2016

About Sara Melkman

Sara Melkman joined the Hollandia-Kattenburg textile factory in Amsterdam on 9 September 1935. On Wednesday, 11 November 1942, around 4:30 PM, Willy Lages conducted the Sicherheitspolizei raid on the Hollandia factories. All exits were blocked, and the Jewish staff members were taken away that evening. Photographs of all workers taken away that evening, as well as those deported previously, appear…

Redactie Joods Monument

Addition 7 Apr 2016

Herman David Melkman and his family

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 50628, 9761) 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 valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 9804/20975).