Hartog van Esso

Hartog van Esso was a respected member of the Jewish community in Deventer. He was, among other things, a member of the school board of the Jewish community. In the thirties he was active in the Refugee Committee. At the beginning of 1940 he moved with his family to Amsterdam.
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Hartog schrijft op 14-3-1940 aan het kerkbestuur dat hij, doordat hij binnenkort gaat verhuizen naar Amsterdam, dat hij zich verplicht voelt om als voorzitter van de schoolcommissie af te treden.
Brief is afkomstig uit archief joodse gemeente Deventer.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 12638) 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 :
- looted jewellery (S-claim, number 7/28)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 3197/10983)