Felix Mittwoch
Felix Mittwoch was Fritz Pfeffer's landlord in Amsterdam in 1942.
Felix Mittwoch was born in Schrimm in the Prussian province of Posen. He was the younger brother of Eugen Mittwoch (1872-1942), orientalist and founder of modern Islamic studies in Germany.[1] Before coming to the Netherlands, Mittwoch was a lawyer. He was 'Dr. jur., ‘Justitiar des Hilfsvereins der Juden in Deutschland’.[2]
Fritz Pfeffer rented an attic room from Felix Mittwoch on the Bernard Zweerskade. On 30 November 1942, Mittwoch wrote to the Amsterdam Aliens Police that Pfeffer had told him he had to go to hospital because of a kidney complaint.[3]
In the Netherlands, Mittwoch held a position with the Jewish Council.
Source personal data.[4] Addresses: Oranje Nassaulaan 45hs, Amsterdam (18 November '38); Okeghemstraat 41 I (10 February '39); Bernard Zweerskade 20 III (3 April '39).[5]
Footnotes
- ^ Wikipedia: Eugen Mittwoch.
- ^ C.V.-Zeitung. Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums, 18 maart 1937 Voor de Hilfsverein, zie Wikipedia: Hilfsverein der deutsche Juden.
- ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Gemeentepolitie Amsterdam, inv. nr. 4046: brief van Mittwoch aan Vreemdelingendienst, 30 november 1942.
- ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Felix Mittwoch; Kamp Westerbork, Digitale Collectie: Felix Mittwoch.
- ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Felix Mittwoch.