My father

Amsterdam, Youth
1917

My father always lost pieces of his leg.

At the end of the 19th century the Netherlands started to be interested in fresh flowers and plants. Coenraad’s father was a flower and plant seller and went selling door to door with a handcart.

  • HANDCART IN AMSTERDAM

  • HARTOG AARON ROOD

    Coenraad Rood's father

  • MARIANNA ROOD-VOGEL

    Coenraad Rood's mother

  • MARKET

    Market on the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam, circa 1910. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam

  • MARKET

    Market scene in the Jewish quarter in Amsterdam, circa 1920. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam

  • JODENBREESTRAAT

    Picture postcard of the Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam, circa 1920. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam

  • SINT ANTONIESLUIS

    Picture postcard of the Sint Antoniessluis in Amsterdam, circa 1915. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam

  • PEAR PEDDLER

    Picture postcard of a pear peddler in the Jewish quarter, circa 1910. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam