Marcus Fruitmann

Marcus Fruitmann was a son of Juda Fruitman en Jeanne Blog. He was born on 13 May 1880 in Paris and just like his father, he was a diamond polisher by profession but in later years commission agent. On 4 October 1899 – he was 19 years of age then – he married the 19-year old Klaartje Muller in Amsterdam, who was born on 10 February 1880 as a daughter of Jacob Muller and Marianna Cats. However, Kla…

Marcus Fruitmann was eerder gehuwd met Klaartje Muller. Zij overleed in 1911. Juda Fruitmann was een zoon van Marcus en Klaartje.

Bron: gezinskaart Marcus Fruitmann, Stadarchief Amsterdam

The Rietlanden was the shunting yard of the Dutch Railways. In the first months of 1943, many transports left for Westerbork, especially with sick and elderly people, from this shunting yard.

As a prohibited area, "Sperrgebiet", this was the ideal place to deport Jews. No one was allowed to enter without permission and the activities of the Nazis were therefore not noticed. Therefore, the exact nu…