Jules Schelvis
| Jules Schelvis | |
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Jules Schelvis in 2006 | |
| Born |
7 January 1921 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died |
3 April 2016 (aged 95) Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Occupation |
Historian, author Nazi hunter |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Borzykowski (m. 1940; her death 1943) |
Jules Schelvis (7 January 1921 – 3 April 2016) was a Dutch historian, writer, Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter. He lost his wife and most of his family during The Holocaust. Schelvis was a plaintiff and expert witness during the trial of John Demjanjuk.[1][2]
Notable works
- Sobibor : a history of a Nazi death camp (Original Dutch title: Vernietigingskamp Sobibor), 1993, Amsterdam: Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 978 90 6707 629 6
- Binnen de poorten, 1995, Amsterdam: Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 978 90 6707 369 1
- Sobibor. Transportlijsten, 2001, Amsterdam: Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90 6707 516 7
References
- ↑ (Dutch) Sobibor Interviews - Jules Schelvis Sobiborinterviews.nl
- ↑ Obituary in the New York Times, 4 April 2016
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