Ischa Meijer (M / Netherlands, 1943-1995), Holocaust survivor
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Ischa Meijer (M / Netherlands, 1943-1995), Holocaust survivor
- KEYWORDS : <Westerbork> <Bergen-Belsen> <Liberation of Bergen-Belsen>
Biography
Israel "Ischa" Meijer was born 14 Feb 1943 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
His father, Jaap Meijer (1912-1993), was a Hebrew teacher. During a roundup in 1943 the couple and their baby son, were caught and deported to Westerbork. Jaap, while forced to work on a farm, became a member of the Westerbork Jewish Council and obtained papers for Palestine, thus further postponing deportation. They were taken to Bergen-Belsen with the last transport in February 1944 and liberated in April 1945. Ischa became a famous journalist.
Sources
- Lists 4 through 12 (lacking 10 & 11) of ca. 1,500 Jewish survivors from the Netherlands / [compiled by the Joodsch Informatiebureau].