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Herdenk Jacob da Costa da Fonseca

Jacob da Costa da Fonseca

Amsterdam, – Mauthausen,

Reached the age of 20 years

Occupation: Butcher

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Aron da Costa da Fonseca and his family

We have been unable to determine whether one or more members of this family survived the war. While their names do not appear on the lists of survivors, we have not been able to trace them in In Memoriam either. They are therefore labeled as 'surviving' and their names are not listed.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 40561) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject…

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Victims of february-raids gassed in Hartheim Castle.

On 22 and 23 Febuary 1941, raids took place in Amsterdam,  in which 390 Jewish men were arrested and deported. Only two of them survived. A recent investigation has shown that more than 100 men were gassed in Hartheim Castle, while Mauthausen was established as the official place of death.

In February 2021, the City Archive of Amsterdam opened the exhibition “The raids of 22 and 23 February 1941 i…

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