Robert Gudema

Lena Barend was a daughter of David Barend and Esther Wijnschenk. She married 7 September 1939 in Amsterdam Robert Gudema from Oude Pekela, a son of Nathan Gudema and Johanna Hertz, who was born in Krefeld. Lena and Robert had no children.

After their marriage in 1939, the couple left for Oude Pekela, where they came living in the Hendrik Westerstraat 488.  Robert’s parents and his sister Helene…

The mayor of Oude Pekela requested that Robert Gudema and his wife Lena Barend be located. They had left Oude Pekela for an unknown destination without the required authorization to change their place of residence. This description referred to Jews who had gone into hiding.
Algemeen Politieblad, nr 36, 10 September 1942, 1022, notice 1831

In addition, a Jokos file (number 5807) on this family is …

(1) In tekst over Nathan Gudema, Oude Pekela staat dat hij nog een ander kind heeft dan Helene (Leentje). Dat klopt. Het zijn er namelijk twéé: eerst Esther (geboren 13-05-1910), daarna Robert (25-01-1912) en als derde kind Helene (29-08-1921).

(2) Esther trouwde met Arnold de Jonge op 13-06-1933

(3) Robert trouwde met Lena Barend op 07-09-1939

(4) Esther en Arnold kregen één kind die de oorlog ov…