Correspondence with Esso, Izaak and Louise van

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/401
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110133
Dates
1 May 1952 - 28 Sep 1958
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Dutch
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Dr Izaak van Esso (1889-1966) was a Jewish-Dutch physician. He and his wife Louise had been part of the ‘Bergen-Belsen exchange’, whereby Jewish prisoners of the camp were exchanged for German nationals in Palestine.

Scope and Content

The correspondence centres on the employment of Louise van Esso at The Wiener Library to compile eyewitness accounts from The Netherlands for the institute's eyewitness testimony project. Further efforts concern attempts to purchase copies of survivor reports on SS-physician Carl Clauberg possessed by a Dutch individual.

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