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Moses de Aron VAZ DIAS, birth 15 Nov 1883 Amsterdam, Nh, Holland, died 7 Sep 1942 Auscwhwitz, Germany, son of Aon de Mozes VAZ DIAS and Debora BRANDON BRAVO
Mozes Vaz Dias was a salesman in a shop and later worked in a warehouse (winkel, magazijnbediende). In 1931 he is registered as a traveling salesman (handelsreiziger).

He married Lea de Boers at Weesp in 1909 at weesp and lived in the 2e Jan van der Heydenstraat. This was a better location in the Albert Cuyp buurt)

On 5 May 1914, the family moved to Kuiperstraat 24 in the same neighbourhood and left there on 5 May 1916 to Zandvoort, where a further two children were born.

Except for Anna the family was recorded as having moved again on 28 Jan 1931 to Andreas Bonnstraat 20 in Aamsterdam ( to the Transvaalbuurt, which was a new housing area preferred by 'upwardly' Jewish labourers).

On 21 Apr 1937 the family moved again to Volkerakstraat 3, a house in the 'rivierenbuurt', Plan Zuid van Berlage, the famous Amsterdam housining project.

Before they left Amsterdam some other family relations lived with them and were registered on the same family card. They are:
Heintje Meyerson ( Greatsister in law (behoz) born 12 Jan 1855, and died about 21 Feb 1916, widow of Jacob de Boers (1851). There were also four brrothers in law:
Isaac de Boers, born 29 Apr 1895 at Amsterdam, tailor (kleermaker). Also moved to Zandvoort.
Meyer de Boers, born 6 Oct 1891 at Amsterdam, warehouseman (magazijndediende).
Mozes de Boers, born 10 Jan 1881 at Amsterdam, day laabourer (los werkman). He left for Duisberg, Germany.
Aaron de Boers, born 21 Mar 1890 at Amsterdam, baker (bakker). Moved to Dordrecht, Nederland.

Married 9 Feb 1909 Weesp, Holland to:
Lea COHEN de BOERS, birth 26 Mar 1886 Amsterdam, Holland, died 5 Feb 1943 Auschwitz
1) Anna (Debora) VAZ DIAS, birth 19 Nov 1909 Amsterdam, Nederland, died 1918 Possibly Zandvoort, buried 5 Nov 1918 Beth Haim
2) Hendrika de Moses VAZ DIAS PRIVACY FILTER to:
Aron de David VAZ DIAS PRIVACY FILTER, son of David de Aron VAZ DIAS and Helena LEEUW (LEUW)
3) Rebecca VAZ DIAS, birth 9 Apr 1913 Amsterdam, Nederland, died 30 Sep 1942 Auschwitz
Rebecca was employed at the library of the Bijenkorf, a large well known department store in Amsterdam.
Last living in Volkerakstraat 3 in Amsterdam until 31/7/1942.
4) Jacob de Moses VAZ DIAS, birth 29 Sep 1921 Zandvoort, Nederland, died 30 Sep 1942
Employed in the Electrical business.
Last living in Volkerakstraat 3 in Amsterdam until 31/7/1942.
Mr Penha shows the death occuring as 1922 and burial on 31/3/1922 in Beth Haim, Amsterdam.
5) Bob VAZ DIAS, birth 2 Nov 1924 Zandvoort, Nederland, died 30 Sep 1942 Auschwitz, Also Recorded at the http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2007/03/56681.php as having a death date of 21/08/1942.
"Vaz-Dias, Bob (1924-11-02 1942-08-21) Birthplace: Zandvoort, Residence: Amsterdam, Religion: Jew'

Employed in the 1930's as an office clerk.
Last living in Volkerakstraat 3 in Amsterdam until 31/7/1942.
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