Isaac Philipson was a son of Elias Philipson and Rika Waissel.
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On the Shabbat of 24 November 1929 Isaac Philipson became the successor of Rabbi Potsdammer. Rabbi Philipson was installed by Chief Rabbi Tal from Utrecht. Rabbi Philipson was a teacher of a – for that time -fairly large Jewish community. Rev. J.A. van Nie from Hoogeveen later remembered him as "a humble man who quietly went his way in the Hoogeveen community. A man full of deep respect for the Holy Scripture. When he took the Torah scrolls in his hands, one could see that every gesture came from a deep reverence for the Holy Scripture. In his circles he was known for his beautiful recitation of the Torah, the Prophets and Writings. As a teacher of the Jewish Community he complainted, that the members of the community had so few knowledge of the Holy Scripture. He was always very grateful when outsiders wanted to know more about Jewish life and joyfully he gave the requested information. The Rabbi Philipson family was since long accustomed to hear the blew of the shofar. Hence, Rabbi Philipson too blew the shofar at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and this task was not dedicated to a different shofar blower from the Jewish community."
Before the occupying forces took possession of the synagogue and the Jewish Community of Hoogeveen was deported, Rabbi Philipson had brought the holy scrolls, the shofar and other objects of worship elsewhere. Together with the Jewish inhabitants of Hoogeveen Rabbi Philipson, his wife and three young children were deported to the German death camps.
After the war a street in Hoogeveen was named after Isaac Philipson.
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A picture of Isaac Philipson can be found in H. Beem, De verdwenen Mediene : mijmeringen over het vroegere Joodse leven in de provincie (Amstelveen 1982)
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Hoogeveen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.