Biography

About John Adolph Robert van Gelderen

A memorial plaque listing the names of staff members who did not survive the war has been affixed in the former residence of the director of the Stoomweverij Nijverheid (part of the Van Gelderen family business) at 2 Nijverheidstraat in Enschede. Eight of those listed were Jews, including John Adolf Robert van Gelderen.
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Overijssel, alsmede algemene oorlogsmonumenten waarop joodse namen voorkomen. Profiel (Bedum 2002) 30


This person is commemorated on a memorial in Enschede. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.