Herman Duitz

Helene Levie, the daughter of Julius Levie and Betty Wagenaar, was born on 12 May 1918 in Amsterdam. On 26 July 1942, the chupah of Helene Levie and Herman Duitz took place in the synagogue of the Lekstraat in Amsterdam. The civil wedding had taken place the day before. Their future address was Lekstraat 122, 3^rd floor in Amsterdam, but until then she lived at home in the Sarphatistraat 127 house.

Two children residing at other addresses, Louise and Louis, died during the war. Two children, who resided at other addresses, survived the war. One child died before the war.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 10967) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

By Royal Decree of 26 February 1814 and at the initiative of King William I, the Nederlandsch Israëlitisch Seminarium [Dutch-Jewish seminary] (NIS) was opened in Amsterdam to provide the Jewish communities with rabbis, teachers and other officials. Herman Duitz, son of Salomon, attended the NIS.

As a staff member of the Joodse Raad, Herman Duitz was authorized by Camp Westerbork Commander Gemmek…

The Ausnahme-Bescheinigung, the ultimate exemption from deportation.

In the summer of 1943, a very large proportion of Dutch Jews had already been deported. This meant that the right to exist of the Jewish Council had been affected in a proportionate way and that many Jewish Council functions and the associated “Sperres” - exemptions from deportation - were abolished. The last group of Jewish Coun…

Herman Duitz studeerde van 1930 tot en met 1935 Rechten aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Op 9 juli 1935 behaalde hij met goed gevolg het doctoraalexamen en mocht zich Mr. noemen.

At the beginning of the 'twisted road to Auschwitz', the plan arose to have Jews emigrate to Palestine. This possibility was put into practice on a small scale for a limited group of chosen ones. On 1 November 1942, the Jewish Council announced that those who met the following requirements could report in writing:

1. persons who were in possession of a certificate for emigration to Palestine before …