Stumbling Stones Bisschop Ottostraat 29

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:

the families ketellapper and Joël

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the Nazis, mention the name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death.

In many other cities, mainly in Germany but also in other European countries, the memorials also can be found. There are already many thousands of these plaques and their number is still counting. Almost all Stolpersteine are laid by the German artist himself, Gunter Demnig.

HARTOG KETLAPER
April 8th, 1893 (Amsterdam) - May 28th, 1943 (Sobibor)
29 BISHOP OTTOSTRAAT
Hartog from Amsterdam married Estera Liba (Ester) Jacobs from Rotterdam on 13 March 1918. They went to live in Rotterdam. Hartog was a house painter. The couple had 7 children, one of whom only lived to be 7 months old. Ester died on October 11, 1937 in Rotterdam.
On January 20, 1941, Hartog and four of his children registered at Bisschop Ottostraat 29 in Haarlem. His two eldest daughters, Maria and Rebecca, stayed in Rotterdam. They were murdered in Auschwitz, together with Maria's husband and her baby.
After being betrayed, Hartog and his four children living at home were arrested in Amsterdam on 8 April and transferred to camp Vught on 9 April. On 23 May they were brought from Vught to Westerbork.
Transport from Westerbork to Sobibor 25 May 1943.
Murdered in Sobibor 28 May 1943.
He turned 50 years old.

BETSY KETELLAPPER
March 3rd, 1924 (Rotterdam) - May 28th, 1943 (Sobibor)
29 BISHOP OTTOSTRAAT
Betsy was an ironer.
On 9 April 1943 she and her father, three sisters and brother were transferred to camp Vught, from where they were taken to Westerbork on 23 May.
Transport from Westerbork to Sobibor 25 May 1943.
Murdered in Sobibor 28 May 1943.
She was 19 years old.

RACHEL TETLAPER
March 28th, 1927 (Rotterdam) - May 28th, 1943 (Sobibor)
29 BISHOP OTTOSTRAAT
Rachel was a seamstress.
On 9 April 1943 she and her father, three sisters and brother were transferred to camp Vught, from where they were taken to Westerbork on 23 May.
Transport from Westerbork to Sobibor 25 May 1943.
Murdered in Sobibor 28 May 1943.
She was 16 years old.

SAMUEL KETELLAPPER
August 15th, 1929 (Rotterdam) - May 28th, 1943 (Sobibor)
29 BISHOP OTTOSTRAAT
Samuel was probably still in school.
On 9 April 1943 he and his father and four sisters were transferred to camp Vught, from where they were taken to Westerbork on 23 May.
Transport from Westerbork to Sobibor 25 May 1943.
Murdered in Sobibor 28 May 1943.
He was 13 years old.

ROSE KETELLAPPER
March 8th, 1932 (Rotterdam) - May 28th, 1943 (Sobibor)
29 BISHOP OTTOSTRAAT
She was probably still in school.
On 9 April 1943 she and her father, three sisters and brother were transferred to camp Vught, from where they were taken to Westerbork on 23 May.
Transport from Westerbork to Sobibor 25 May 1943.
Murdered in Sobibor 28 May 1943.
She was 11 years old.

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Source

• Text: Reini Elkerbout
• Photos: Reini Elkerbout