Jaap Meijer (writer)
Jaap Meijer | |
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Born | Jakob Meijer 18 November 1912 |
Died | 9 July 1993 Heemstede, Netherlands | (aged 80)
Nationality | Dutch |
Other names | Saul van Messel |
Occupation(s) | Historian, poet |
Notable work | Isaac da Costa's weg naar het Christendom (1946) |
Relatives | Ischa Meijer (son) |
Jaap Meijer (18 November 1912 – 9 July 1993) was a Dutch
Biography
Meijer was born Jakob Meijer on 18 November 1912 in
Meijer graduated from the seminary in 1938,
In June 1943, Meijer and his family were sent to Westerbork transit camp.[4] On 15 February 1944, they were moved to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. When British troops neared the camp, they were put on the so-called Lost Train, trains heading East with no clear destination. The train was captured by the Red Army in Tröbitz[8] on 23 April 1945.[9] Meijer and family managed to survive the war.[2]
In 1946, his thesis was reprinted as Isaac da Costa's weg naar het Christendom[10] As an author, he started to focus on the pre-war Jewish history in the Netherlands, and was known for his sharp criticisms.[11] In 1951, Meijer taught history at the University of Amsterdam.[2]
The Cold War worried Meijer, and in 1953, he accepted an offer to become rabbi in Paramaribo, Suriname.[12] He did not stay long, and returned to the Netherlands in 1955.[2]
In 1967, Meijer started to publish poetry in Kentering using the pseudonym Saul van Messel. Poetry started to become a means of escape from his Jewish history.[1] From the 1970s onwards, he wrote many poems in Dutch, Gronings Low Saxon and Hebrew.[13] In 1984, he was awarded the Literaire pries for his Gronings-language volume of poetry Vrouger of loater (1969).[1]
Meijer died on 9 July 1993 in Heemstede, at the age of 80.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 9022845656.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jaap Meijer". Joodse Bibliotheek (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Cornelissen 2000, p. 40.
- ^ a b c Anet Bleich (23 November 2007). "Botsing tussen twee gulzige mannen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b Cornelissen 2000, p. 39.
- ^ Cornelissen 2000, p. 45.
- ^ "Ischa Meijer". Gedichten.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Hans Renders (20 January 2008). "Flirtgedrag in het kamp". Historisch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ ""Verlorener Zug" von Tröbitz bleibt unvergessen". City of Berlin (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- OCLC 15348519. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via World Cat.
- ^ Jan Dirk Snel. "Eigenzinnige Jaap Meijer wilde tegendeel zijn van Loe de Jong". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Cornelissen 2000, p. 47.
- ^ "Saul van Messel". Gedichten.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
Bibliography
- Cornelissen, Igor (2000). "Hora est Schrijvers en proefschriften". De Parelduiker (in Dutch).
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External links
- Jaap Meijer at the Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch)
- Jaap Meijer at the Joodse Bibliotheek (in Dutch)