Emanuel Stempel

Emanuel Stempel worked as an oiler for the Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij [a steamboat company]. On 9 May 1940, he sailed into the port of Dunkirk on the SS Bernice. A day later, the Netherlands was invaded. The ship left the French coast with 22 Dutch refugees on board. During the crossing to England, the SS Bernice was probably hit by a torpedo. In a matter of minutes, the ship sank. Eight passengers were rescued from the water by other ships. Emanuel Stempel died. https://www.joodsmonument.nl/en/page/226781/emanuel-stempel#intro