Henricus Philippus Speelman was a son of Philip Speelman and Duifje van Praag. He had gone into hiding together with his wife and their child, who had been born in 1936, after first dyeing their hair red and getting forged papers. Their child was sent to Apeldoorn, and the couple remained in Amsterdam. First they lived on Uiterwaardenstraat, and later they stayed with a family on Jan Evertsenstraat in the west of the city.
In 1943, Henricus Philippus Speelman and his wife were arrested and deported. His wife survived the camps. Their child survived in hiding.
Addition of a visitor of the website
In addition, a Jokos file (number 52382) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
Herinneringen aan jeugd in de Rivierenbuurt
De zoon van Henricus Philippus Speelman beschreef zijn jeugdherinneringen hier. Hij overleefde de oorlog in de onderduik in Friesland en emigreerde na de oorlog naar Israel.