List of Dutch Jews

This page is a list of notable Dutch Jews, arranged by field of activity.

Economists

Name Notability References
Hendrik S. Houthakker [1]
Arnold Heertje
Arnold Heertje, economist, father of Raoul

Historians

Name Notability References
Evelien Gans [2]

Jurists

Name Notability References
Tobias Asser (1838-1913) Nobel Prize for Peace winner in 1911 [3]
Eduard Meijers (1880-1954) founding father of the Dutch new civil code [4]
Max Moszkowicz
Bram Moszkowicz Son of Max Moskowicz
Tobias Asser, Nobel Prize for Peace winner

Mathematicians

Name Notability References
Rehuel Lobatto (1797-1866)
Emanuel Lodewijk Elte (1881-1943)
Julius Wolff (1882-1945)
Wim Cohen (1923-2000) mathematician [5]

Actors and comedians

Name Notability References
Edwin de Vries (born 1950) actor and director [6]
Raoul Heertje (born 1963) stand-up comedian [7]
Micha Wertheim (born 1972) stand-up comedian
Raoul Heertje, stand-up comedian

Artists

Name Notability References
Helen Berman (born 1936) [8]
Paul Citroen (1896–1983) [9]
Jozef Israëls (1824–1911) [10]
Isaac Israëls (1865–1934) [11]
Marianne Franken (1884–1945) [12]
Eduard Frankfort (1864–1920) [13]
Jesse Kluytmans (1841–????) [12]
David Laurent de Lara (c.1806-1876) limner, born in Amsterdam, based in London. [14]
Willy Lindwer movie / documentary director
Joseph Jessurun de Mesquita (1865–1890) photographer [15]
Max Bueno de Mesquita (1913–2001) [16]
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (1868–1944) graphic artist [17]
Joseph Mendes da Costa (1863–1939) sculptor [18]
Martin Monnickendam (1874–1943) [19]
Benjamin Prins (1860–1934) [20]
Mommie Schwarz (1876-1942) [21]
Jozef Israëls (portrait by Jan Veth) and his son Isaac Israëls are among the most famous Dutch-Jewish artists.[22]
Self-portrait of Eduard Frankfort

Politicians

Name Notability References
Lodewijk Asscher PvdA politician, born in Amsterdam [23]
Job Cohen Former PvdA politician and mayor of Amsterdam [24]
Onno Hoes Former mayor of Maastricht, former chairman CIDI [25]
Aletta Jacobs First Dutch female physician [26]
Uri Rosenthal Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, political scientist [27]
Harry Wijnschenk Former MP [28]
Job Cohen, politician

Business

Name Notability References
Samuel van den Bergh (1864–1941) Co-founder of Unilever and politician [29]
Israël Kiek (1811–1899) photographer [30]
Abraham Icek Tuschinski (1886–1942) Cinema entrepreneur and Holocaust victim [31]

Athletes

Name Notability References
Estella Agsteribbe Olympic Games champion in team combined exercises and killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz
Carina Benninga Former Dutch Field Hockey player with a Gold Medal and Bronze Medal from the Olympic Games
Elka de Levie Olympic champion in team combined exercises
Helena Nordheim Olympic champion in team combined exercises and killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
Tom Okker Tennis player who won the 1973 French Open Men's Doubles, 1976 US Open Men's Doubles, highest world ranking #3 in singles, and #1 in doubles
Anna Polak Olympic champion in team combined exercises and killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
Daniël de Ridder (born 1984) Celta de Vigo forward winger/attacking midfielder (Wigan Athletic & U21 national team) [32][33][34]
Samuel Scheimann football player
Aryeh "Arie" Selinger United States & Dutch Volleyball player & coach [35]
Avital Selinger Volleyball player with a Silver Medal from the Olympic Games
Judijke Simons Olympic champion in team combined exercises and killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
Sjaak Swart Dutch international footballer who played for AFC Ajax from 1956 to 1973 [36]
Daniël de Ridder, Israeli-Dutch soccer player
Sjaak Swart, Dutch footballer

Writers

Name Notability References
Manja Croiset author and poet
Gideon Levy (born 1970) Dutch journalist
Anne Frank Author of Diary of a Young Girl
Xaviera Hollander author [36]
Jaap Nunes Vaz (1906-1943) Co-founder of Het Parool and member of the Dutch Resistance [37]
Baruch Spinoza Famous Jewish philosopher
Leon de Winter author
Leon de Winter, writer

References

  1. ↑ JINFO. "Jewish Economists". Jinfo.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Over de laffe jood hoor je niemand meer". Trouw. De joodse historica Evelien Gans (1951) groeide op in een seculier joods gezin.
  3. ↑ "Tobias Asser entry in the Jewish Encyclopedia". Jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.research.leiden.edu/famous/meijers.html
  5. ↑ "Cohen_Wim biography". History.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  6. ↑ Ressler, Manja (1988). "'Dit is de film die ik wil maken'". Levend Joods Geloof 44 (3). Edwin de Vries' vader, die eveneens acteur was, kwam uit een a-religieus maar wel bewust joods gezin en maakte in de oorlog deel uit van een verzetsgroep. 'De ontwikkeling van mijn joodse bewustzijn is vergelijkbaar met die van Chaja: ik rebelleerde, maakte deel uit van de studentenbeweging en sprak net als iedereen over de revolutie. Ik heb nog meegedaan aan de bezetting van het Maagdenhuis. Pas door Leedvermaak van Judith Herzberg werd ik mij bewust van mijn eigen joods-zijn.'
  7. ↑ (Dutch) Gast Achteraf: Raoul Heertje, VPRO website
  8. ↑ Geldman, Mordechai (2009). Helen Berman: Sharon Landscapes. Israel. pp. 92–93.
  9. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  10. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  12. 1 2 "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  13. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  14. ↑ Rubinstein, William L.; Jolles, Michael; Rubinstein, Hilary (eds.). "Laurent de Lara, David". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. ISBN 9780230318946.
  15. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  16. ↑ "Explore". Art.holocaust-education.net. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  17. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  18. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  19. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  20. ↑ Dr. Allison Siffre Guedalia Kupietzky. Benjamin L. Prins : Dutch Jewish Genre Painter - Holland 1860-1934 : catalogue raisonné, 1996
  21. ↑ "Schilderij Mommie Schwarz". Atelier Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "Collectie en mediatheek | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  23. ↑ "Interview with Lodewijk Asscher in ''Benjamin'', July 2010". Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  24. ↑ (Dutch) Joodsch Lyceum en huwelijk. Leiden University. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  25. ↑ Onno Hoes nieuwe voorzitter CIDI, Joods.nl
  26. ↑ Harriet Feinberg. "Aletta Henriette Jacobs 1854 – 1929". Jewish Women's Archive. http://jwa.org. Retrieved 11 November 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  27. ↑ Redactie. "PVV'er De Roon: Joodse Rosenthal zou Israël moeten steunen - Politiek - TROUW". Trouw.nl. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  28. ↑ Parlement.com biography
  29. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  30. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  31. ↑ "Personen | Joods Historisch Museum". Jhm.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  32. ↑ de Ridder – "De Ridder ... is Jewish and has an Israeli mother."
  33. ↑ "Daniel de Ridder signs new deal until summer 2007". Ajax-USA.com. Having scored his first league goal in May against Willem II, he netted a Ajax's only goal in the Champions League game at Maccabi Tel Aviv, which Ajax lost in dramatic fashion. That fixture was a special one for De Ridder, who is Jewish and has an Israeli mother.
  34. ↑ Cabot-Kerkdijk, Daniel. "Interview met Daniël de Ridder". voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). Veel Ajax-supporters hebben de behoefte om zichzelf joods te noemen, maar de geuzennaam wordt als kwetsend en onnodig ervaren door de club. Wat vindt jij daarvan? - Het is meer een politieke kwestie en ook al ben ik Joods, ik heb daar weinig over te zeggen.
  35. ↑ "What Price The Gold?; Coach Arnie Selinger Has Driven The Us Women'S Volleyball Team Hard,; Putting It Within Spiking Distance of a Gold Medal. But At What Expense?". The Boston Globe. May 11, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  36. 1 2 van Limpt, Cokky (2003-02-26). "De obsessie van willen weten wie er Joods zijn". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-07-06. Wat hebben Sjakie Swart en Madeleine Albright, professor Kokadorus en Meryl Streep, Jezus en Xaviera Hollander gemeen? Waarschijnlijk weinig tot niets, behalve dat ze allemaal Joods zijn, en dat laatste fascineert de Israëlisch-Oostenrijkse kunstenaar Oz Almog.
  37. ↑ "Joods Monument - Jacob Nunes Vaz". www.joodsmonument.nl. Retrieved April 15th, 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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