Heintje Goldberg-Vos

Gerson Goldberg was born on 4 March 1909 in Jaworzno in Poland as a son of Marcus Goldberg and Chaja Tajgla. Gerson was a tailor by profession and during the Census of 30 December 1930, it appeared that Gerson lived already in Amsterdam, however, it is not known when exactly he has arrived from Poland in Amsterdam. The Census of 1930 shows that Gerson Goldberg then lived in with “Majer Engelstein"…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 52290) 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 4048/2170).

Heintje Goldberg-Vos was deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz on 11 January 1943, where she must have arrived about 3 days later, together with her husband Gerson Goldberg. Contrary to what the "Sterbebücher" (death records) of Auschwitz give to information about her husband, who was murdered there on 18 February 1943, there is no indication whatsoever for Heintje Goldberg-Vos that she stayed in …