Abraham de Jong

Amsterdam, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 64 years

Occupation: Diamond worker

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The fate of Abraham de Jong, his wife Sara Pop and their son Maurice.

Abraham de Jong, born in Amsterdam on 9 October 1878, was a son of Philip Mozes de Jong and Klaartje Bartels. When Abraham was 20 years old, he became a member of the ANDB, the General Dutch Diamond Workers' Union, where he was trained in rose- and brilliant polishing. His first membership started o…

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The raids in Amsterdam at the beginning of October 1942.

Towards the end of September 1942, Dad felt ill and stayed in bed. He had severe stomach pains. According to the GP Dr. Sanders, there was nothing to indicate an illness. It was caused by nerves; the tension also became unbearable. That last week, Dad was forced to do groundwork in “Het Amsterdamsch…

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The fate of the transports in general.

(This addition regards among others the transport Westerbork -> Auschwitz of 9 October 1942. After the women and children were separated from the men upon the arrival of a transport at the Auschwitz station, the usual selections for employment took place. It must be assumed that in general, i.e. exc…

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More about the transport of 9 October 1942 Westerbork -> Auschwitz

From this large transport of more than 1700 people, 4 men have returned. The statements they made once again essentially confirm the correctness of what was stated in paragraph 2 of this chapter regarding the fate of the direct Auschwitz transports in general. (More about paragraph 2 to read here) .…

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Abraham de Jong and his family

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 1761, 1763) on this family or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

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The address of Abraham de Jong

Krugerstraat 29 II, Amsterdam Visit location page

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