Aäron David van Pels moves to Amsterdam
Aäron David van Pels was Hermann's father and grandfather of Peter van Pels. He moved to Amsterdam in early 1939.
For a long time, Aäron van Pels felt safe in Germany because he was a Dutch citizen. In September 1938, however, National Socialist measures also affected his business,[1] and he left for Amsterdam a few months later to live with his daughter Henny. An attempt to get visas for Brazil, where he wanted to join his daughter Meta, came to nothing. He died in Amsterdam at the end of 1941.
Footnotes
- ^ Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Hannover, Nds. 110W, Acc. 70/95 Nr. 538: beschikking 15 januari 1969.