The Van Pels family emigrates to Amsterdam

Hermann van Pels was born in Gehrde, Germany, but he had Dutch nationality.[1] For him and his family, therefore, there were no legal obstacles to emigrating to the Netherlands with his family. However, he did have problems to resolve with the Dutch military authorities, who considered him a deserter.[2] On 26 June 1937, he and his wife and son were deregistered from the Synagoge-Gemeinde Osnabrück due to departure for the Netherlands.[3] The Amsterdam Population Register registered him as of 2 July 1937 at the address Stadionweg 277-III.[1] Hermann van Pels' father, brother and three sisters (Henny, Ida and Clara) all eventually settled in Amsterdam.[4] Several cousins, nieces and other relatives also left Germany. Berthel Hess, a full cousin of Hermann van Pels who also lived in Amsterdam, received a letter from her father in which he wrote: 'So gehen alle Verwandte nach die Reihe fort + wer weiss wie es noch werden wird.'[5] Footnotes a, b Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Hermann van Pels. ^ SAA, Archief van de secretarie, Afdeling Militaire Zaken en rechtsvoorgangers (toegang 5182), inv. nr. 4422, Lotingsregister 1918, volgnr. 4695. ^ Niedersächsiches Landesarchiv - Standort Osnabrück, Dep.3bIV inv. nr. 2166, Kartotheek Synagogengemeinde Osnabrück; Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Anne Frank Collectie (AFC), reg. code A_vPels_I_003-006). ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaarten David Aäron, Max David, Henny, Clara en Ida van Pels. ^ AFS, Getuigenarchief, Hess, Berthel, Brief van 10 september 1939 (kopie).

The Van Pels family emigrates to Amsterdam

Hermann van Pels was born in Gehrde, Germany, but he had Dutch nationality.[1] For him and his family, therefore, there were no legal obstacles to emigrating to the Netherlands with his family. However, he did have problems to resolve with the Dutch military authorities, who considered him a deserter.[2] On 26 June 1937, he and his wife and son were deregistered from the Synagoge-Gemeinde Osnabrück due to departure for the Netherlands.[3] The Amsterdam Population Register registered him as of 2 July 1937 at the address Stadionweg 277-III.[1] Hermann van Pels' father, brother and three sisters (Henny, Ida and Clara) all eventually settled in Amsterdam.[4] Several cousins, nieces and other relatives also left Germany. Berthel Hess, a full cousin of Hermann van Pels who also lived in Amsterdam, received a letter from her father in which he wrote: 'So gehen alle Verwandte nach die Reihe fort + wer weiss wie es noch werden wird.'[5] Footnotes a, b Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Hermann van Pels. ^ SAA, Archief van de secretarie, Afdeling Militaire Zaken en rechtsvoorgangers (toegang 5182), inv. nr. 4422, Lotingsregister 1918, volgnr. 4695. ^ Niedersächsiches Landesarchiv - Standort Osnabrück, Dep.3bIV inv. nr. 2166, Kartotheek Synagogengemeinde Osnabrück; Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Anne Frank Collectie (AFC), reg. code A_vPels_I_003-006). ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaarten David Aäron, Max David, Henny, Clara en Ida van Pels. ^ AFS, Getuigenarchief, Hess, Berthel, Brief van 10 september 1939 (kopie).