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Werner Josef Levie

Berlijn, – Tröbitz,

Reached the age of 42 years

Occupation: Economist; theatre manager

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About Werner Levie

Werner Levie was in Berlin at the head of the Reichsvereinigung jüdischer Kulturbünde, the umbrella organization of the compulsory unions for Jewish artists. Together with Kurt Singer, he led the Berlin Kulturbund. In the 1940s he fled to the Netherlands; since his birth he had the Dutch nationality. From 1941 he led the theater, the so-called Joodse Schouwburg, with Henriette Davids. He directed …

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Literatuur

Henk van Gelder en Jacq Klöters, Door de nacht klinkt een lied. Amusement in Nederland 1940-1945 (Amsterdam/Brussel 1985)

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Erna Betti Blochert discrepancies

On the "persoons" card in the City Archive of Amsterdam it says that Erna B. Blochert was sent to Germany on July 12, 1943. But at the same time the card informs that Erna died in Sobibor on July 2, 1943. Those two dates don't match. 

According to the card Erna lived at the Watteaustraat 3 III. This implies that Erna was the housekeeper of Liesl and Werner Levie.

Liesl Levie shared some memories o…

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Werner Levie trouwde met Alice Wolfsky

Werner Levie trouwde op 7 juli 1931 met Alice Wolfsky *14 augustus 1910 Berlijn. Zij kregen een dochter Renate Hedwig Levie *6 augustus 1932 Berlijn en later dochter Mirjam *9 augustus 1937 Berlijn.
In augustus 1939 vlucht het gezin naar Amsterdam.
Beide ouders maakten deel uit van de Spier-groep [handleeskundige Julius Spier, bekend uit de boeken van en over Etty Hillesum] Alice verstond ook de k…

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