Alvares Vega, Abraham Moseh

Plot Location	4B22
Surname	Alvares Vega
Given Name(s)	Abraham Moseh
Place of Birth	Amsterdam
Date of Birth (Eng)	May 18, 1898
Date of Birth (Heb)	26 Iyar 5658
Date of Death (Eng)	October 25, 1921
Date of Death (Heb)	23 Tishrei 5682 (Simchat Torah)
Age at Death	23
Hebrew Name	אברהם בן משה
Spouse’s Name
Father’s Name	Mozes Alvares Vega
Mother’s Name	Sara Teresia van Ameringen
Other Surnames
Sex	M
Marital Status	S
Maiden Name
Title (e.g., Dr)
Religious Status (כ/ל/י)
Cause of Death	Internal abscess
Other Family Data	Sisters: Bliem (Flora) Aronson (b. December 27, 1895; d. September 11, 1935) and Johanna Gomes de Mesquita (b. May 2, 1901; d. July 3, 2001)
Inscription (Eng)	(Translation from Dutch): HERE RESTS ABRAHAM MOSEH ALVARES VEGA BORN AT AMSTERDAM 18 MAY 1898 DIED 25 OCTOBER 1921 AT THE AGE OF 23 YEARS. THOUGH HIS LAST RESTING PLACE IS SO FAR FROM US, WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIM
Inscription (Heb)	פה נטמן הבחור העלוב אברהם בן משה אלואריז וגא נולד ביום ששה ועשרים לחודש אייר שנת הת״ר״נ״ח״ יח מיה ١٨٩٨ נלבע ביום שמחת תורה שלשה ועשרים לחודש תשרי ת״ר״פ״ב״ כ״ה אכתובר ١٩٢١ ת׳נ׳צ׳ב׳ה׳
Inscription (Other)	HIER RUST ABRAHAM MOSEH ALVARES VEGA GEBOREN TE AMSTERDAM 18 MEI 1898 OVERLEDEN 25 OCTOBER 1921 IN DEN OUDERDOM VAN 23 JAREN AL ZY ZYN LAATSTE RUSTPLAATS NOG Z00 VER VAN ONS VERWYDERD WY VERGETEN HEM NOOIT
Historical	According to the death notice placed in the SCMP on October 26, 1921, he died at the French Hospital. He was employed at the time by the Transmarina Trading Company and had been in HK for 2-1/2 years. He was single. His parents died in 1936 and 1907 respectively, both in Amsterdam. After his mother died, his father married Hendrina (Hana) Speelman (b. 28 November 1872 in Amsterdam), daughter of Izak Speelman and Betje Hamburger, on 10 March 1909. She was deported to Auschwitz on 1 February 1943 and was sent straight to her death. They had no children together.

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