Maurice Ferares
Maurice Ferares | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1922 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 18 December 2022 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | resistance member, politician, writer and violist |
Maurice Ferares (5 January 1922 – 18 December 2022) was a Dutch resistance member, politician, writer and violist.[1][2]
Biography
Ferares was born in Amsterdam in 1922 and grew up in the neighbourhood Transvaalbuurt. He was a member of the Jewish working-class family. He studied violin at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam until but he was refused as being Jew in early 1942 during World War II.[3] He became a resistance member during World War II and survived the holocaust. He became a politician. Over the years, Ferares was a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN), Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), Labour Party (PvdA) and Socialist Party (SP). He remained socially engaged in East Amsterdam. Ferares also wrote several non-fiction books.[4][5]
Ferares died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 100.[2][5]
References
- ↑ Maurice Ferares (5-1-1922- 18-12 2022) altijd in verzet (in nl). grenzeloos.org (19 December 2022). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Netherlands – Maurice Ferares (1922-2022) always in resistance (in en). internationalviewpoint.org (23 December 2022). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ Maurice Ferares (in nl). Geheugen van Oost (December 2022). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ Maurice Ferares (100) was een violist én democratisch socialist – in memoriam (in nl). jonet.nl (26 December 2022). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Altijd knokken voor musici bij de omroep. In memoriam Maurice Ferares (1922-2022) (in nl). Noordhollands Dagblad (28 December 2022). Retrieved 29 December 2022.