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Samuel van Maarsen

Samuel van Maarsen was the father of Jacqueline van Maarsen, a friend of Anne Frank.

Person

  • Samuel van Maarsen
  • Born on: March 27, 1884
  • Born in: Amsterdam, Nederland
  • Died on: Sept. 9, 1952
  • Died in: Amsterdam, Nederland

Samuel van Maarsen was the father of Jacqueline van Maarsen, a friend of Anne Frank at the Jewish Lyceum. Van Maarsen lived in a few places, including Frankfurt am Main and Paris.[1] He married E.J. Verlhac on 25 December 1925 in Paris.[1] She converted to Judaism with a rabbinical blessing of this marriage. After moving to Amsterdam, the extremely orthodox Jewish community initially refused to recognise this marriage. They finally accepted it in 1938.[2]

In 1942 Mrs Van Maarsen managed to get herself and her daughters designated as non-Jewish, on the pretext that her husband had registered her and the children as Jewish without her knowledge.[3] Eventually, even Van Maarsen did not need to wear a star, but until that time he was at serious risk of deportation.[4]

After moving to Hunzestraat, Van Maarsen began trading in old books and prints.[5] At the end of 1941 his shop on Weteringschans was closed and placed under seal.[6]

Source personal data.[7] Addresses: Willemsparkweg; Albrecht Dürerstraat 40 huis (’37); Hunzestraat 4 I (October ’40).[7]

Footnotes

  1. a, b Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Gezinskaarten (toegangsnummer. 5422): Gezinskaart B. van Maarsen.
  2. ^ Jacqueline van Maarsen, Ik heet Anne, zei ze, Anne Frank. Herinneringen van Jacqueline van Maarsen,  Amsterdam: Cossee, 2003, p. 81-82.
  3. ^ Van Maarsen, Ik heet Anne, zei ze, p. 131-133.
  4. ^ Van Maarsen, Ik heet Anne, zei ze, p. 139.
  5. ^ Van Maarsen, Ik heet Anne, zei ze, p. 89.
  6. ^ SAA, Gemeentepolitie Amsterdam, inv. nr. 6177: Meldingsrapporten bureau Leidseplein, 20 november 1941, mut. 1710 n.m.
  7. a, b SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart S. van Maarsen.