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Elsa Aardewerk

Amsterdam, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 5 months

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The fate of the family of Gerrit Aardewerk.

Gerrit Aardewerk, a son of Mozes Aardewerk and Rebekka van Coevorden, married  21 September 1938 in Amsterdam Betsie Sjouwerman, the daughter of Joseph Sjouwerman and Esther Vega. Afther their marriage, the couple lived at Van Woustraat 40, 3rd floor in Amsterdam but they had to move 31 March 1941 to Thérèse Schwarzeplein 21,1st  floor.  Their children Ria and Joop , born respectively 24 February …

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Aardewerk and his family

We have been unable to determine whether one or more members of this family survived the war. While their names do not appear on the lists of survivors, we have not been able to trace them in In Memoriam either. They are therefore labeled as 'surviving' and their names are not listed.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 10597) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject…

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