History of Sorts

On 2 June 1942, 64 people were transported from Camp Amersfoort in the Netherlands to Mauthausen in Austria. Of the 64 people, 12 were murdered on 6 July 1942.

Nathan de Klijn was born in Amsterdam on 29 August 1905. He was murdered in Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 36 years. His surname is pronounced the same as mine. Occupation: Transport bicycle hand.

Louis Cohen was born in Amsterdam on 3 January 1918 and murdered in Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 24 years. Occupation: Office clerk.

Alexander van der Stam was born in Antwerp on 30 September 1894. He was murdered in Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He was 47 years old. Occupation: Waiter.

Jozua Klein was born in Wildervank on 3 April 1901. He was murdered in Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 41 years. Occupation: Merchant.

David Abraham Drielsma was born at Elst, Gelderland, on 18 September 1903. He was murdered at Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He was 38 years old.

Marcus Cohen was born in Groningen on 12 July 1907. He was murdered at Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He was 34 years old. Occupation: Debenture bond office owner.

Maximiliaan del Valle was born in Amsterdam on 23 April 1897. He was murdered at Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 45 years. Occupation: Literary scholar.

Levi Messcher was born in Haskerland on 28 June 1895. He was murdered at Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 47 years. Occupation: Sales representative.

Levie Godschalk was born in Amsterdam on 24 June 1906. He was murdered at Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 36 years. Occupation: Livestock wholesale dealer.

Bernhard van der Kloot was born in The Hague on 16 November 1897. He was murdered at Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 44 years. Occupation: Merchant.

Juda Schrijver was born in Amsterdam on 21 July 1915 and murdered in Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 26 years. Occupation: Dispatch boy.

Albert Sluizer was born in Amsterdam on 12 August 1916. He was murdered in Mauthausen on 6 July 1942. He reached the age of 25 years. Occupation: Manager.

I only gave limited biographies on the men, but this is to show that they weren’t members of political or terror groups, criminals, or tax evaders. They were all just regular guys with regular jobs. Yet there were murdered because the Nazis thought they were different.

Sources

https://www.joodsmonument.nl/en/search?mode=cards&qs=#eyJjYXRlZ29yeSI6W10sImNvbnRlbnRHcm91cHMiOltdLCJwYWdlIjoxLCJzb3J0aW5nIjoiIiwiYWR2YW5jZWRmaWx0ZXJzIjp7InN1ck5hbWUiOm51bGwsImZpcnN0TmFtZSI6bnVsbCwiYmlydGhDaXR5IjpudWxsLCJkZWF0aENpdHkiOm51bGwsInJlc2lkZW5jZUNpdHkiOm51bGwsInJlc2lkZW5jZVN0cmVldCI6bnVsbCwib2NjdXBhdGlvbiI6bnVsbCwiYmlydGhZZWFyIjpudWxsLCJiaXJ0aE1vbnRoIjpudWxsLCJiaXJ0aERheSI6bnVsbCwiZGVhdGhZZWFyIjoxOTQyLCJkZWF0aE1vbnRoIjo3LCJkZWF0aERheSI6NiwiZGVjZWFzZUFnZSI6bnVsbH19

https://www.oorlogsbronnen.nl/mensen?transport_from=https://data.niod.nl/WO2_Thesaurus/kampen/3652&transport_to=https://data.niod.nl/WO2_Thesaurus/kampen/3682&transport_date=1942-6-12