Biography

About Sophie van Spiegel

Sophie van Spiegel was the daughter of Izaak van Spiegel and Clara Cato Hartog. Before the war she lived in Den Helder, Where she worked as a teacher. During the war she lived in Amersfoort and in Deventer. In 1943 she moved to Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Municipal Archives; record card of Sophie van Spiegel

A former teacher collegae from Den Helder offered Sophie van Spiegel a hidingplace during the war. Sophie turned the offer down.
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Sophie van Spiegel was unmarried. She was a primary school teacher.
K. Ribbens, Zullen we nog terugkeren… . De jodenvervolging in Amersfoort tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog (Amersfoort 2002) 172-173