Ludwig Jacob Mehler
Berlijn, 4 May 1907
Bergen-Belsen, 10 April 1945
Rabbi
Reached the age of 37
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Watteaustraat 5 III, Amsterdam »
Situation in 1 February 1941
Ludwig Jacob Mehler
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
2 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]