Benjamin Swelheim

A short message appeared in Het Joodsche Weekblad in December 1941 on the occasion of the celebration of the sixtieth birthday of Benjamin Swelheim on 10 December 1941. Benjamin Swelheim was a church warden of the Lekstraat synagogue in Amsterdam.

The message read: 'Mr Swelheim, who broke new ground in this part of town when setting up the community synagogue in Plan-Zuid as a committee member o…

Benjamin is een zoon van Joseph Swelheim en Judith Hofstede. Hij trouwde 6 april 1905 met Hester Aptroot, dochter van Jonas Aptroot en Duifje Wijnberg.

Bron wiewaswie.nl (huwelijk Hester Aptroot

In addition, a Jokos file (number 34605) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 11794/2959).