Wijk 8-30

Until 1942 a Jewish family lived on Urk: father Israel Samuël Kropveld (1892), mother Hendrika Kropveld - de la Penha (1895) and daughter Lea Kropveld (1924). Father Israel Samuel was known as Japien de Joode. The family moved to the ghetto in Amsterdam in 1942 by order of the German occupier. In 1943 the family was deported to Sobibor, in eastern Poland, where she was gassed on arrival. The Stumbling Stones for District 8-30 commemorate the Kropveld family. Who were they? How did they live? Where did they come from? *

The Kropveld family settled in Urk just before the outbreak of the Second World War. The family consisted of three people: father Israel Samuel, mother Hendrika and daughter Leah. The actual family consisted of five people. An older brother, David Hartog, and an older sister, Margaretha, stayed (initially) in Amsterdam.

Israel Samuel Kropveld was born on January 5, 1892 in Amsterdam as the second child of David Salomon Kropveld and Grietje Gans. Father David Salomon was a commissioner by profession and often away from home. The birth declaration was therefore not made by the father, but by the midwife. David Solomon and Gretel's household was traditionally Jewish. Jewish dietary laws, Kashrut, were observed in the home. Gretel ensured as much as possible that David Solomon complied with Jewish regulations, especially regarding the Shabbat.

Israel Samuel traded like his father. As a street trader he sold all kinds of things. He characterized himself as "merchant of all kinds". In Amsterdam, Israel met Samuel the three-year-younger Hendrika de la Penha, daughter of Hartog de la Penha and Lea Pais. They were married on Wednesday May 12, 1915. More than six months later their first son, David Hartog, was born, named after grandfather Kropveld and grandfather De la Penha. A year and a half later, a second son, Hartog, was born. However, he died after twelve days of bleeding from the circumcision. Daughter Margaretha was born on October 23, 1919. Later two more children arrived: daughter Lea on March 21, 1924 and son Samuel on January 5, 1927. The latter died in 1928.

At some point, Israel decided to go to Urk Samuel to sell his wares there. He turned out to be doing good business with a borrowed handcart from Geert Oost. He could be found at Urk two days a week to peddle. His merchandise was not available on Urk, which explains his popularity. Soon Israel Samuel became friends with several Urkers, including Pieter Hakvoort and Jan Mars. He felt at home on Urk. The Urkers also liked to see him.

Because it became increasingly difficult to find affordable housing in Amsterdam, the Kropveld family left for Urk in 1940. Son David Hartog was now married and did not come. Daughter Margaretha also stayed in Amsterdam. Later, in 1941, she moved to Urk. The family rented a living room from a house in Districts 8-30, diagonally across from Jo and Bet Gerssen, who had become close friends of Israel Samuel. Of course, Israel soon got a nickname for Samuel: Japien de Joode. Hendrika was called Heintje. The Kropveld family adapted well to Urk. There were, of course, things that were difficult to get used to. One was the strict Sunday sanctuary on Urk. It sometimes happened that Lea tried to buy a bottle of jab at a shop on Sunday. However, she was then dismissed saying, "You drink water!"

David Kropveld was arrested during the first roundups in Amsterdam (22 and 23 February 1941). After a stopover in camp Schoorl, he was deported to Buchenwald. He was deported from this camp to Mauthausen, where he died on September 12, 1941. The Kropvelds were very affected by this loss. In Urker terms: "kill ekrieten" (very crying). Sister Margaretha decided to return to Amsterdam to help her sister-in-law Sipora with the housework. Father, mother and daughter Lea, meanwhile, were deeply concerned about the future and their family members in Amsterdam. The Kropvelds often talked about it in contacts with friends on Urk. It became increasingly clear that the intentions of the occupier with the Jewish population were not good. The Kropveld family got the offer to go into hiding at Urk. They refused not to be a burden to anyone.

In May 1942, the dreaded news came to the Kropveld family that they had to move to the Amsterdam Jewish neighborhood. It was "easier" for the occupier to have the Jews together. Even now the Kropveld family didn't want to go into hiding. On May 18, 1942, the family left for Amsterdam, where they were reunited with Margaret and Sipora, David Hartog's husband. Margaret was now married to Gideon the Dog. On September 20, 1942, she was deported with her husband to Auschwitz, where both were gassed. Somewhere between March 1 and 28, 1943, Israel Samuel, Hendrika and Lea were also arrested and transported to Westerbork. On April 6 they were transported from Westerbork by train to Sobibor. On April 9, 1943, all three were gassed immediately upon arrival in Sobibor.

The lives of the Kropveld family were cut short by the Nazis. In the close-knit community that Urk was, this family left a gap when they left. Even though they are no longer alive, their lives are still remembered. The Stumbling Stones will hopefully help to point out to future generations that a Jewish family once lived on this street. We cannot undo what happened during the Second World War. We can do our utmost to prevent a repetition of this. The Urk in Wartime Foundation hopes to contribute to this with the Stumbling Stones. Lest we forget.

Jacob van Dokkum, was a man of integrity, incorruptible during the war. With d.s. W. Doorenbos he tried Japien de Joode [Nickname on Urk from Israel Samuel Kropveld; RH] to get back to Urk with his wife and daughter from Westerbork transit camp.

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