Samuel de la Bella

Samuel is een zoon van Joseph de la Bella (A'dam, 16 december 1858) en Rachel Cassuto. Hij trouwde 15 juni 1922 met Lea Morpurgo (A'dam, 16 juni 1898).

Kinderen

Rachel, 5 december 1924 A'dam
Joseph, 14 april 1928

Bron SAA archiefkaart Samuel de la Bella 6-1-1892

In addition, a Jokos file (number 2712) 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 673/10445).

Plaatsbepaling

Bij mijn onderzoek naar een Joodse familie stuit ik op het feit dat de persoon in kwestie is omgebracht/overleden in Seibersdorf. Geen idee waar in Europa ik dit moet zoeken en wat het inhoud. Op Joodsmonument zelf staat een heel kort stukje uit het werk van Prof L. de Jong m.b.t. de zogenaamde Cosel-transporten. Goed, dus dan maar Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden ... erbij gepakt en …

Samuël de la Bella did not die in Seibersdorf in Poland. For Samuël to have died in Seibersdorf, he would have had to disembark the train when it stopped at Cosel. However, at 50 years-old, Samuël was on the age cut-off (which the SS arbitrarily set at 50 or 55, depending on the transport). Samuël stayed on the train with his wife and two children rather than disembarking at Cosel.

Samuël arrived …

Samuël de la Bella was a certified diamond cleaver (klooven). His change in career was likely only due to the German occupation, as Samuël had been a member of the diamond worker's union since shortly after his 18th birthday.

Samuël had paid his dues and updated his contact information last in July 1939, suggesting he was an active diamond cleaver until the Reich invaded the Netherlands. In Reich…

A biography of Samuël and his family (Lea, Rachel and Joseph) can be found on this blog (in English).