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Franz Ledermann

Franz Ledermann was the father of Anne's friend Sanne and Margot's friend Barbara.

Person

Fotocollectie: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum/courtesy family Rodbell
  • Franz Anton Ledermann
  • Born on: Oct. 18, 1889
  • Born in: Hirschberg, Duitsland
  • Died on: Nov. 18, 1943
  • Died in: Auschwitz

Het gezin Ledermann-Citroen op hun balkon in Amsterdam.

Fotocollectie: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum/courtesy family Rodbell

Status onduidelijk.

Franz Ledermann was the father of Anne's friend Susanne (Sanne) and Margot's friend Barbara. He married the Dutch Ilse Luise Citroen, a sister of the Dutch painter Paul Citroen, on 16 October 1924. Their two daughters were born in 1925 and 1928.[1]

In 1933, he left Berlin with his family. After a short stay in Zandvoort, he registered in Amsterdam on 14 December 1933.[1] Together with Hans Goslar he founded a legal, economic and financial consultancy firm.[2] They focused, among other things, on exchanging houses, mortgages and businesses in the Netherlands for factories, wholesalers and retailers in Germany.[3] They also represented the Palestine Land Development Company Ltd.[4]

Although he had a doctorate, he took the candidate examination in law at the University of Amsterdam at the end of 1935.[5] He then acted as trustee in bankruptcies, among other things.[6]

On 11 June 1941, there was a raid in Amsterdam-South, mainly targeting former residents of Werkdorp Wieringermeer.[7] One of those arrested was Ernst Kaufmann, at that time staying with Ledermann. (1911 – 1941).[8]

Franz Ledermann, his wife and his youngest daughter Susanne were arrested on 20 June 1943 and taken to Westerbork. From there they went to Auschwitz on 16 November 1943.
An attempt, from Westerbork, to qualify for emigration to Palestine did not succeed.

Source personal data.[1][9][2] Addresses: Genthiner Strasse 5a, Berlin;[10] Zandvoort; Noorder Amstellaan 37-III, Amsterdam (’33).[1]

Footnotes

  1. a, b, c, d Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegang 30238): Archiefkaart F.A. Ledermann.
  2. a, b Advertentie “Bemiddeling”, Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad, 1 januari 1934.
  3. ^ Advertentie “Tausch mit Deutschland”, Limburger Koerier, 4 mei 1936.
  4. ^ ”Advertentie “Palestine Land Development Company Ltd.”, Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad, 26 februari 1937.
  5. ^ “Academische examens”, De Tijd, 7 december 1935.
  6. ^ “Faillissementen”, Gooi- en Eemlander, 28 maart 1939.
  7. ^ Zie http://www.joodsamsterdam.nl/werkdorp-wieringermeer/ (geraadpleegd 27 februari 2018).
  8. ^ NIOD Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies, Archief Joodsche Raad (toegang 182), inv. nr. 263: Lijst van de op 11 Juni 1941 gearresteerde Joodsche mannen, p. 2.
  9. ^ Zie https://www.joodsmonument.nl/nl/page/183780/franz-anton-ledermann.
  10. ^ Jüdisches Adressbuch für Gross-Berlin 1931, Berlijn: arani-Verlag, 1994, p. 228.