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Names of Johannes Kleiman

Variations of Johannes Kleiman's name.

Subject

Kleiman's full name was Johannes Kleiman.[1] His name was often shortened to Jo.[2] He himself also signed his correspondence to friends and acquaintances with Jo.[2]
His family, consisting of wife Johanna (Joke), daughter Johanna (Jopie) and Johannes himself, was also known as: Jo, Jo and Jo.[3]

When Anne Frank wrote the second version (the B version) of her diary, she wrote a list of the names she wanted to give the people in a book to be published later. She gave Johannes Kleiman the name Simon Koophuis.[4] In the first edition of the diary (1947), this became Mr Koophuis.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Johannes Kleiman.
  2. a, b Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Anne Frank Collectie, Otto Frank Archief, reg. code OFA_079: Briefwisseling tussen Johannes Kleiman en Otto Frank.
  3. ^ AFS, Getuigenarchief, Roozendaal: Telefoongesprek Gertjan met Fried Roozendaal, 15 december 2008.
  4. ^ 'Pseudoniemenlijstje', in: Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (NIOD) (samenst.), De dagboeken van Anne Frank, 5e, verb. en uitgebr. druk, Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2001, p. 70.
  5. ^ Anne Frank, Het Achterhuis: dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944, Amsterdam: Contact, 1947.