Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Committee for Jewish Refugees (Netherlands)" in English language version.
... on July 2, 1933 Hedi traveled to England to find accommodation for us. On the way she stopped at Amsterdam and spent a few days with our friend Erich Rosenberg, who was doing a marvellous job there in helping Jewish people to emigrate; he stayed in Europe as long as possible and went to America only when the occupation of Holland by Hitler's armies was imminent.Born's recollections about Rosenberg's departure weren't accurate; Rosenberg left the Netherlands about a year after the German invasion.
Rosenberg, himself a refugee from Germany, had reorganized the Jewish Refugees Committee in Amsterdam. ... He would work ten hours or more every day, without salary of course, being himself a generous contributor. ... Having taken his mother to the cabin, he makes for the gangway. 'Where are you going?' I ask him. 'I am returning to Amsterdam. I have no family left in Amsterdam, and our refugees need me now more than ever. If the Nazis don't kill me outright, they, too, will need someone to continue the business of the Committee.' ... If our people had a Victoria Cross to give, it could grace no better man than Rosenberg.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)Raphael Henri Eitje was the lynchpin of the Comité's efforts. He had already been active in the Jewish community and continued during the occupation. Letters between him and Dutch and foreign government departments, police and local authorities try to secure work permits, passports or visas. He wrote to shipping companies and agents for timetables and to book passages. He sought temporary accommodation for refugees, introduced them to potential employers, arranged small financial payments, using a crucial network of contacts in the Netherlands and abroad, and links that the Comité had built with Dutch and foreign rescue and relief organisations. Eitje was deported with his wife and son to Bergen Belsen where they all perished in the winter of 1944-5.An obituary and remembrance of Dr. Levitt (1950–2016) was posted by her colleagues at the Wiener Library; see "Dr. Ruth Levitt". Retrieved 15 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
Raphael Henri Eitje was the lynchpin of the Comité's efforts. He had already been active in the Jewish community and continued during the occupation. Letters between him and Dutch and foreign government departments, police and local authorities try to secure work permits, passports or visas. He wrote to shipping companies and agents for timetables and to book passages. He sought temporary accommodation for refugees, introduced them to potential employers, arranged small financial payments, using a crucial network of contacts in the Netherlands and abroad, and links that the Comité had built with Dutch and foreign rescue and relief organisations. Eitje was deported with his wife and son to Bergen Belsen where they all perished in the winter of 1944-5.An obituary and remembrance of Dr. Levitt (1950–2016) was posted by her colleagues at the Wiener Library; see "Dr. Ruth Levitt". Retrieved 15 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
Rosenberg, himself a refugee from Germany, had reorganized the Jewish Refugees Committee in Amsterdam. ... He would work ten hours or more every day, without salary of course, being himself a generous contributor. ... Having taken his mother to the cabin, he makes for the gangway. 'Where are you going?' I ask him. 'I am returning to Amsterdam. I have no family left in Amsterdam, and our refugees need me now more than ever. If the Nazis don't kill me outright, they, too, will need someone to continue the business of the Committee.' ... If our people had a Victoria Cross to give, it could grace no better man than Rosenberg.
... on July 2, 1933 Hedi traveled to England to find accommodation for us. On the way she stopped at Amsterdam and spent a few days with our friend Erich Rosenberg, who was doing a marvellous job there in helping Jewish people to emigrate; he stayed in Europe as long as possible and went to America only when the occupation of Holland by Hitler's armies was imminent.Born's recollections about Rosenberg's departure weren't accurate; Rosenberg left the Netherlands about a year after the German invasion.
Rosenberg, himself a refugee from Germany, had reorganized the Jewish Refugees Committee in Amsterdam. ... He would work ten hours or more every day, without salary of course, being himself a generous contributor. ... Having taken his mother to the cabin, he makes for the gangway. 'Where are you going?' I ask him. 'I am returning to Amsterdam. I have no family left in Amsterdam, and our refugees need me now more than ever. If the Nazis don't kill me outright, they, too, will need someone to continue the business of the Committee.' ... If our people had a Victoria Cross to give, it could grace no better man than Rosenberg.