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Herdenk Isidore van der Velde

Isidore van der Velde

Amsterdam, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 70 years

Occupation: Schijvenschuurder

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Isidore van der Velde and his family

In addition, a Jokos file (number 6794) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

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Profession

Schijveschuurder, is not a translation from Dutch into English. Which means "schijf cleaner" or "scaife cleaner". The name schijf or scaife refers to the rotating disc with which the diamond is cut (source: Jack Santcross, pers. comm. July 16th 2012)

'Scaif is a polishing wheel infused with a mixture of olive oil and diamond dust used in the diamond cutting industry.' See https://en.wikipedia.org…

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