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Revision as of 16:35, 21 January 2022
Arnold van den Bergh | |
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 van den Bergh (1947) | |
| Born | 20 January 1886 |
| Died | 28 October 1950 (aged 64) London |
| Occupation | Legal notary |
Arnold van den Bergh (20 January 1886 ‒ 28 October 1950)[1] was a Dutch legal notary based in Amsterdam. In 1886, van den Bergh was born in the locality of Oss.
During the era of occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, van den Bergh was a member of the Jewish Council of Amsterdam (Joodse Raad, or Judenrat, of Amsterdam).[2]
In July 1940, he was the lawyer handling the sale of the Jacques Goudstikker art-collection to art dealer Alois Miedl for the benefit of Hermann Göring.[3] Van den Bergh subsequently wrote to Goudstikker's wife, Dési von Halban, informing her the sale had occurred "in order to avoid great unpleasantness".[3] In October 1940 van den Bergh was appointed as liquidator of the former Oude Goudstikker company,[4] and indicated that the transactions had been made voluntarily.[4] As Nazi plunder, part of the collection would subsequently be returned by the Dutch government in the 2006 Goudstikker restitution of 202 paintings following recommendations of the Restitutions Committee.[5]
The van den Burgh family eventually lost their safe status, so becoming eligible for arrest and deportation. A conversation at the decision making body (Entscheidungsstelle) between Hans Georg Calmeyer and Ferdinand aus der Fünten was heard by Jaap van Proosdij, who passed the information to Arnold van den Burgh, enabling the van den Burgh family to go into hiding.[6]
After the end of World War II, on 28 November 1946, van den Bergh was one of the founding board members of the Dutch Jewish Social Work organisation (JMW).[7] Other founding members included Salomon Kleerekoper and Jacob van Amerongen.[7] Arnold van den Bergh was one of five members called before the Jewish Honour Council.[8] On 10 June 1948 van den Bergh was displaced on the board of JMW by a vote.[7]
A study published in 2022 suggested that van den Bergh may have betrayed those living in the secret annex (Achterhuis) of the Anne Frank House, inhabited by Anne Frank and others, in order to save his own family.[2] However, Professor Johannes Houwink ten Cate of the University of Amsterdam noted that van den Burgh was also in hiding around the time of the raid on 4 August 1944.[9]
References
- ^ "Notaris Van den Bergh in London overleden" [Notary Van den Bergh passed away in London]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 1950-10-31. p. 5.
Zaterdag 28 October [1950] overleed te London de Amsterdamse notaris Arnold van den Bergh. … De heer Van den Bergh werd op 20 Januari 1886 te Oss geboren
- ^ a b "Anne Frank betrayal suspect identified after 77 years". BBC News. 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
A team including an ex-FBI agent said Arnold van den Bergh, a Jewish figure in Amsterdam, probably "gave up" the Franks to save his own family. … van den Bergh had been a member of Amsterdam's Jewish Council
- ^ a b Research and Analysis Branch (1945-06-25). An illustration of Goering's transactions in Holland. An interim Report on the Art Activities of Hermann Goering (Report). Herman Goering as a War Criminal. Office of Strategic Services. Retrieved 2022-01-18 – via Cornell University Library.
Goering's principal agent in Holland appears to have been Alois MIEDL, an old school friend of the marshall … In 1940 … represented himself as Goering's agent, … acquired the firm of J. GOUDSTIKKER of Amsterdam … An extract from a letter of van der Bergh of July 26, 1940 to Mme. Goudstikker stating "… The circumstances (of the sale) which can be discussed fully only at a later date, made it necessary to sell the business in order to avoid great unpleasantness..." … Correspondence … between A. v.d. Bergh, attorney for the late Jacques GOUDSTIKKER, and Mrs. GOUDSTIKKER, … indicates that the sale might have been made under duress.
- ^ a b Restitutions Committee (2006-02-10). "Oprichting Kunsthandel voorheen J. Goudstikker N.V." [Establishment of art dealership formerly J. Goudstikker N.V.] (PDF). 1940: Verkoop J. Goudstikker N.V. aan Miedl en Göring [1940: Sale of J. Goudstikker N.V. to Miedl and Göring.] (Parliamentary dossier). Rapportage Restitutiecommissie (in Dutch). 25839 (38). States General of the Netherlands: 11, 14. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
Ruim twee weken later, op 2 oktober 1940, trad Oude Goudstikker in liquidatie. Tot vereffenaars werden benoemd A.A. ten Broek en notaris A. van den Bergh. … De personen die in 1940 bij de transacties met Miedl en Göring betrokken waren (waaronder notaris A. van den Bergh, Ten Broek en Dik sr.) gaven echter te kennen dat de transacties 'zonder dwang' tot stand gekomen waren.
[Two weeks later on 2 October 1940, Oude Goudstikker entered liquidation. The appointed liquidators were A.A. ten Broek and notary A. van den Bergh. … The people involved in the transactions with Miedl and Göring in 1940 (including notary A. van den Bergh, ten Broek, and Dik (senior)) indicated that the transactions had been undertaken 'without duress'.]{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|lay-source=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|lay-url=ignored (help) - ^ Davids, W.J.M. [in Dutch]; Bank, J.T.M.; Herrmann, R.; van Os, P.J.N.; van Straaten, E.J.; van der Vlies, I.C. [in Dutch]; Restitutions Committee (2013). Report (PDF) (Report). Advisory Committee on the Assessment of Restitution Applications for Items of Cultural Value and the Second World War. The Hague: ICOM International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods. pp. 56, 57, 63.
The Committee investigated the facts as a result of the request for advice. This included making use of the information and results of the investigation in the Goudstikker case (RC 1.15), in which the State Secretary for OCW decided on 6 February 2006 to restitute 202 works of art. … After this there were various further business contacts between Koenigs and Miedl. On 14 September 1940, in the presence of the notary A. van den Bergh in Amsterdam, the firm of 'Kunsthandel voorheen J. Goudstikker N.V.' was founded.
- ^ van den Boomgaard, C.P. (2019-04-03). Houwink ten Cate, J.Th.M.; Ultee, W.C. (eds.). 13: Verzoekers en hun hulpverleners [13: Applicants and their helpers] (PDF). Voor de nazi's geen Jood: Hoe ruim 2500 Joden door ontduiking van rassenvoorschriften aan de deportaties zijn ontkomen [Refusing to be Jewish for the Nazis: How more than 2500 Jews were able to escape deportation by evading racial regulations] (PhD) (in Dutch). Amsterdam School of Historical Studies. pp. 250, 275, 276, 280, 292. hdl:11245.1/795af2f7-5159-4ed4-a831-c296a14331b3. Retrieved 2022-01-20 – via University of Amsterdam Digital Academic Repository (UvA-DARE).
In het geval van de Amsterdamse Joodse notaris mr. A. van den Bergh was het Van Proosdij zelf die op het kantoor van de Entscheidungsstelle Calmeyer met Aus der Fünten had horen spreken over de ophanden zijnde arrestatie van de familie Van den Bergh. Van den Bergh kon hierdoor op tijd onderduiken en zou de oorlog samen met zijn familie overleven.
[In the case of the Amsterdam Jewish notary Mr. A. van den Bergh it was Van Proosdij himself who had heard Calmeyer speak at the office of the Entscheidungsstelle ["decision making body"] with Aus der Fünten about the imminent arrest of the Van den Bergh family. As a result, Van den Bergh was able to go into hiding in time and would survive the war together with his family.]{{cite thesis}}: Unknown parameter|lay-source=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|lay-url=ignored (help) - ^ a b c Staal, Philip (2015-01-09). One hand washes the other. Translated by Rollins, Scott. p. 213. ISBN 9781491751664. Retrieved 2022-01-18 – via Google Books.
"on November 28, 1946, the deed of formation of Jewish Social Work (JMW) was signed. The provisional board consisted of Dr. Salomon Kleerekoper, Drs. Jacob van Amerongen and Maurits Lopes Cardozo, notary Arnold van den Bergh, Alexander Roozendall, Mozes Acohen, Dr. Albert Büchenbacher, and Levie Levisson.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Finder, Gabriel N.; Jockusch, Laura, eds. (2015-06-15). Jewish Honor Courts:Revenge, Retribution, and Reconciliation in Europe and Israel After the Holocaust. Wayne State University Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780814338780. Retrieved 2022-01-18 – via Google Books.
The five regular members called before the Jewish Honor Court were the notary Arnold van den Bergh (1886‒1950), the lawyer (and defense lawyer of David Cohen) Albert Berend Gomperts (1883‒1963), the Jewish council director of finance Abraham Krouwer (1883‒?), the lawyer Siegfried Jacob van Lier (1877‒1976), and the diamond trader Abraham Soep (1882‒1953)
- ^ Lebovic, Matt (2022-01-20). "Historians bash 'rubbish' findings of investigation into Anne Frank betrayal". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
[Professor] Johannes Houwink ten Cate … professor emeritus of Holocaust studies at the University of Amsterdam … According to the scholar, Van den Bergh was in hiding throughout most of 1944, including during the raid on the secret annex in early August [1944]
Further reading
- den Hollander, Pieter (2013). Roofkunst: de zaak Goudstikker [Robbery: the Goudstikker case] (in Dutch). Singel Uitgeverijen. ISBN 9789462250390.
Goudstikker en de notaris Van den Bergh benoemd tot directeur van de NV Goudstikker.
[… Goudstikker and the civil-law notary Van den Bergh as director of NV Goudstikker.] - Pen, Hanneloes (2022-01-17). "Coldcaseteam wijst verrader Anne Frank aan: notaris Arnold van den Bergh (1886‒1950)" [Coldcase team points out traitor of Anne Frank: notary Arnold van den Bergh (1886‒1950)]. Het Parool (in Dutch).
in 1963‒1964 de inval onderzocht, trof het team paperassen uit het dossier aan met een afschrift van het anonieme briefje dat Otto Frank in 1945 ontving. De rechercheur had de tekst van dit briefje in zijn rapport uitgeschreven: "Uw schuilplaats te Amsterdam werd indertijd medegedeeld aan de Jüdische Auswanderung te Amsterdam, Euterpestraat, door A. Van den Bergh, destijds woonachtig nabij het Vondelpark, O. Nassaulaan [nl]." … Otto Frank had enkele jaren na de oorlog tegen wijlen Parooljournalist Friso Endt gezegd dat ze waren verraden door Joden. … Miep Gies, een van de helpers van het Achterhuis, tijdens een lezing in Amerika in 1994 zich liet ontvallen dat de verrader in 1960 al dood was.
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