Ludwig Jacob Mehler
Berlijn, 4 May 1907
Bergen-Belsen, 10 April 1945
Rabbi
Reached the age of 37
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Berlijn, 4 May 1907
Bergen-Belsen, 10 April 1945
Head of family
Frieda Mehler-Sachs » 
Halberstadt, 20 May 1871
Sobibor, 2 July 1943
Relative
Else Maria Glaserfeld-Guckenheimer »
Frankfurt am Main, 24 June 1887
Sobibor, 23 July 1943
Relative
Wife has survived the war
Two children living with their parents survived the war
Ludwig Jakob Mehler was appointed rabbi of the 'Liberaal Joodse Gemeente' (Progressive Jewish Congregation) in Amsterdam in 1934. Previously he had been a rabbi in Frankfurt am Main.
M.H. Gans, Memorboek. Platenatlas van het leven der joden in Nederland van de middeleeuwen tot 1940 (6e bijgewerkte druk; Baarn 1988) 775
For additional information, see:
D. Michman, Het Liberale Jodendom in Nederland, 1929-1943 (Amsterdam 1988).
Ch. Brasz, In de tenten van Jaäkov. Impressies van 75 jaar progressief jodendom in Nederland, 1931-2006 (Amsterdam/Jeruzalem 2006).
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Vijfhuizen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.
Article about rabbi Ludwig Jacob Mehler, published in 1966
M. Goudeket, Lezikaron rabbijn Dr. L. Mehler, in: 'Levend Joods Geloof', August 1966
Article about rabbi Ludwig Jacob Mehler, published in 1966 [pdf-document]