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Max Goldschmidt

Max Goldschmidt was the husband of Margaretha Röttgen (a sister of Auguste van Pels) and uncle of Peter van Pels.

Person

  • Max Goldschmidt
  • Born on: Jan. 16, 1885
  • Born in: Elberfeld, Duitsland
  • Died on: Sept. 21, 1957
  • Died in: Cincinnati, OH, USA

Max Goldschmidt was the husband of Gretha Goldschmidt - C, a sister of Auguste van Pels - Röttgen and thus an uncle of Peter van Pels. They had two children: Doris and Günter.

When he came to the Netherlands at the end of 1937, Max Goldschmidt brought with him a fortune of 6350 guilders.[1] From 1938 to 1947 he owned the Moderna trading company in textile goods. His brother-in-law Hermann van Pels was his partner for the first year.
Between 1943 and 1945, the company was closed down due to anti-Jewish measures.[2] He reported the disappearance of his son Günter to the police on 10 July 1942. His daughter Doris was arrested and murdered.[3] Goldschmidt, his wife and his son survived the war.

It is not known whether he was deported to a camp.

He left for America and called himself ‘Mac H. Goldsmith’ there.[4] He died unexpectedly of a heart attack.[5]

Source personal data.[6] Addresses: Argonautenstraat 4 II, Amsterdam (6 January 1938); Parnassusweg 23 II (January 1940); Singel 500bv (9 July 1945); Bos en Lommerweg 17 I (13 August 1945); Pelleplain Road, Woodbine, NJ, Verenigde Staten (22 February 1947).[7]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Gemeentepolitie Amsterdam, toegang 5225, inv. nr. 4312: "Afgeschreven vragenlijsten gedurende Nov. Dec. 1937", volgnr. 1199. Dat is € 62.138,02 in 2018 (http://www.iisg.nl/hpw/calculate-nl.php).  
  2. ^ Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem, Handelsregister, Kamer van Koophandel, inv. nr. 1045, dossier 51150.
  3. ^ SAA, Gemeentepolitie Amsterdam, inv. nr. 6563: Meldingsrapport Overtoom, 10 juli 1942, mut. 15.00, Dochter Doris wordt opgepakt en vermoord.
  4. ^ Aufbau, 4 oktober 1957.
  5. ^ Anne Frank Stichting, Anne Frank Collectie, Otto Frank Archief, reg. code OFA_067: Greta Röttgen aan Otto Frank, 10 augustus 1958.
  6. ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart M. Goldschmidt; Aufbau, 4 oktober 1957.
  7. ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart M. Goldschmidt.