Alfred Schnell

Eintrag im »Gedenkbuch« des Bundesarachivs:

Schnell, Alfred

geboren am 10. Juni 1900 in Augsburg / - / Bayern wohnhaft in Berlin

Emigration: Niederlande

Todesdatum: 04. Oktober 1944 Todesort: Zwolle Schicksal: für tot erklärt

cf.: https://www.joodsmonument.nl/nl/page/38298/alfred-schnell

Overledene: Alfred Schnell Geslacht: Man Geboorteplaats: Augsburg (Duitsland) Leeftijd: 44 jaar Beroep: scheikundige Vader: Josef Schnell Moeder: Jennij Friedman Echtgenoot: Eva Jolowitcz Geslacht: Vrouw Gebeurtenis: Overlijden Datum: maandag 14 mei 1945 Gebeurtenisplaats: Westerbork woonplaats Amersfoort; gevonden in massagraf 14-05-1945;Od. onjuist

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Alfred Schnell was married to Eva Jolowicz. The couple lived at Kapelweg 108 in Amersfoort. His mother, Jeny Schnell-Friedmann lived with them. Alfred Schnell was a chemist and as such an advisor on patent matters. Eva Schnell-Jolowicz was a teacher.
The couple went into hiding, first in Amersfoort and later in Oldebroek. By betrayal, they were caught on October 3, 1944 and shot dead with four others at the Engels Werk in Zwolle during the night of October 3 to 4. According to a witness at the execution, the prisoners had to dig their own graves and were shot two by two - man and woman - in the dug pit.
B. Braber, Even if we lose. Jews in resistance and illegality in the Netherlands 1940-1945 (Amsterdam, 1990), 73;
H. Hamburger and JC Regtien, Jewish war monuments in the province of Overijssel, as well as general war monuments on which Jewish names appear. Profile (Bedum 2002), 69

For more information and photos of the couple, see the following website .

This person is commemorated on a memorial in Zwolle . A description of this memorial can be found on the website of the National Committee 4 and 5 May.