Jakob Gerzon

Keulen, 27 December 1878 – Sobibor, 23 July 1943

Reached the age of 64 years

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Book cover of Jacob Gerzons dissertation; published in 1902
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Title page of Jacob Gerzons dissertation about German-Jewish spoken language, published in 1902

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On 7 Oct 2010
A Red Cross letter sent by Jacob Gerzon in 1942 to one of his children in Palestine
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Redactie Joods Monument

Biography 7 Apr 2016

About Jacob Gerzon

Jacob Gerzon was married. The couple had two children. One child had migrated before the war and fought with the allied forces in the Prinses Irene Brigade. The wife of Jacob Gerzon and their second child survived the war by going into hiding.
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Redactie Joods Monument

Addition 7 Apr 2016

Jacob Gerzon and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 8821) on this family 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 valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 1633+3922/1034+5962).