David Dingsdag was a son of Levie Dingsdag and Mietje Theeboom. He was born on 30 December 1913 in Amsterdam and became a furrier by trade. On 13 May 1936 he married Maria Elsas in Amsterdam, a daughter of Joseph Elsas and Sarah Vogel; she was born on 20 December 1914 in Amsterdam. David and Maria had two children together, namely Levie who was born on 18 August 1936 and Joseph on 18 July 1942.
After the wedding, David and Maria went living in with his brother Mozes Dingsdag and his wife Alida Delden, who lived at Vrolikstraat 29 3rd floor in Amsterdam-East. There, three months later on 18 August their first child Levie was born. On 3 November 1936 the young family moved to Lepelstraat 60 2nd floor, but on 2 June 1937 another removal followed to Blasiusstraat 122 3rd floor. Other Dingsdag family members lived among others at nr. 120 1st and 2nd floor.
In the night of 15 to 16 March 1943 David Dingsdag and his family were arrested and carried off to concentration camp Vught, where David was put to work as a furrier. However, on 5 June was announced that all Jewish children till 16 years of age had to leave the camp. It was said that with their parents, they would be transferred to a nearby children’s camp.
But in the nights of 6 and 7 June 1943, all children till 16 years, their escorts and/or parents were transported to Westerbork and on 8 June with the so-called children’s transport deported to Sobibor. Upon arrival there on 11 June 1943, David Dingsdag, his wife Maria Elsas and their little sons Levie of 6 years and Joseph of 10 months old were murdered immediately in the gas chambers.
Sources include the City Archive of Amsterdam, family registration card of David Dingsdag, archive cards of David Dingsdag and Maria Elsas; the file cabinet of the Jewish Council, registration cards of David Dingsdag, Maria Dingsdag-Elsas, Levie Dingsdag and Joseph Dingsdag; website ITS-Arolson/camp card Vught for David Dingsdag and the Amsterdam residence cards of Vrolikstraat 28 and Blasiusstraat 122.