Rika Levie Boekbinder owned a factory for burn ointment at 21 Noordersingel in Assen. Her burn ointment made of beeswax and oil was famous and was a registered trademark. Rika Levie-Boekbinder was active on the Groene Kruis mother and child division.
F.J. Hulst and H.M. Luning, De joodse gemeente Assen. Geschiedenis van een behoorlijke Kille, 1740-1976 (Assen 1993)
In addition, a Jokos file (number 13617) on this person 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 :
- securities or bonds. (W-claim, number /1314)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 7410/19315)
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Assen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.