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141. Rosy Wertheim

     Rosy Wertheim 1888

     100181 An exceptional international career Rosalie Marie Wertheim was born on February 19, 1888, into an affluent Jewish family. Her grandfather, Abraham Carel Wertheim (1832-1897) was a famous …

142. Bertus van Lier

     Bertus van Lier 1906

     101238 Focused, ambitious and a man of principles Bertus van Lier was born on September 10, 1906, the son of Alfred Johan Salomon van Lier and Cornelia Geertruida Guldensteeden Egeling. Early on, …

143. Andries de Rosa

     Andries de Rosa 1869

     101241 Diamond worker, socialist and composer Relatively little is known about the youth of Andries de Rosa. It was a modest environment, the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, where he was born on April …

144. Joan Fresco

     Joan Fresco 1886

     102860 Joan (Johan, Jonas, John, Joen) Fresco was born on 18 August 1886 in The Hague as the son of the Jewish tailor Moses Fresco and Regina Frank. At a young age, he showed already an interest in …

145. Hans Lachman

     Hans Lachman 1906

     101117 Master arranger and musical all-rounder Heinz Lachmann was born in Berlin on March 7, 1906, son of Sigmund Lachmann, a physician and Emma Löwy, a pianist who had studied at the Stern …

146. Mischa Hillesum

     Mischa Hillesum 1920

     101236 Angelic child prodigy Mischa Hillesum was raised in an unconventional environment in Deventer. In the family home, certainly not typically Dutch with its exotic interior and bohemian …

147. Daniel Belinfante

     Daniël Belinfante 1893

     100017 Avant-gardist in the Watergraafsmeer Belinfante was born in the Amsterdam neighborhood Watergraafsmeer on March 6, 1893, the third child in a family of ten. From his father Aron, a diamond …

148. Samuel Schuijer

     Samuel Schuijer 1873

     100695 Versatile craftsman and opera composer Samuel Schuijer was born in The Hague on September 9, 1873, son of Roosje van Kam and Abraham Schuijer. The family had a jewelry store on the …

149. Reine Colaço-Osorio-Swaab

     Reine Colaço-Osorio-Swaab 1881

     102309 Reintje (Reine) Swaab was born in Amsterdam, Geldersekade; the youngest of five children in a wealthy Jewish family. A servant accompanied her to kindergarten at the nearby Nieuwmarkt. She spent …

150. Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman

     Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman 1892

     100005 Unique self-taught professional Johanna Suzanna Hendrina Roepman was born in Rotterdam on August 4, 1892, the second of three daughters of pharmacist Maarten Adrianus Roepman and Elisabeth …