Jonas Brilleslijper

Mozes Brilleslijper was a son of Hartog Brilleslijper and Esther Schelvis. His father however passed away alreay in 1913, when Mozes was only 2 years old. His mother remarried in 1920 to Jacob Pots. His halfbrother was ((505417|Ruben Pots.00
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Mozes Brilleslijper and Esther Schelvis.

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…