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Jacobus Licht

Jacobus Licht was a colleague of Jan Gies at the Municipal Bureau for Social Support.

Person

  • Jacobus Licht
  • Born on: Nov. 7, 1897
  • Born in: Amsterdam, Nederland
  • Died on: March 24, 1976
  • Died in: Amsterdam, Nederland

Jacobus Licht was a former colleague of Jan Gies, who founded COMO in early 1941.[1] Licht had been a clerk at the Municipal Bureau for Social Support since 1 January 1927. In 1931, he became an information officer and civil servant for social work there. He was dismissed on 30 April 1941.[2] This was related to the February strike. According to Jan Gies, Licht worked with him at the Social Support Department, and he started COMO after being dismissed in connection with the February Strike.[3]

Licht started a reading material lending service on 30 April 1941, which developed into the COMO bookshop and library.[4] In April 1942, he was issued with a (mandatory) Forbidden for Jews sign for his business.[5] On 8 May 1945, an advertisement appeared in which COMO thanked people for their support: 'In the difficult time after the February Strike 1941'.[6]

On 7 May 1945, he was again employed by the Municipality of Amsterdam as a social affairs official. By restoration of rights, his employment was restored with retroactive effect from 1 May 1941. An honourable dismissal finally followed on 6 May 1947.[2]

Source personal data.[7] Address: Dintelstraat 95hs, Amsterdam.[7]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Ambtenaar voor sociale arbeid. Algemeen Adresboek voor de stad Amsterdam 1938-1939, p. 21.  
  2. a, b Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Gemeentelijk Pensioenbureau (toegang 5175), inv. nr. 1994: Pensioenkaart J. Licht.
  3. ^ Anne Frank Stichting, Getuigenarchief, Santrouschitz: Interview 1992, band 7 kant a.  
  4. ^ Kamer van Koophandel Amsterdam, Handelsregister dossier 33055685. Dit afgesloten dossier is nog in beheer van de KvK in Amsterdam en zal op een nog onbekend moment overgaan naar het Noord-Hollands Archief in Haarlem.
  5. ^ SAA, Gemeentepolitie Amsterdam, inv. nr. 6605: Rapport d.d. 14 april 1942.  
  6. ^ Advertentie, Nieuw Christelijk Sociaal Cultureel Dagblad, 8 mei 1945.