About Max Moszkowicz
Lived 1926 – 2022 (aged 95). Max Moszkowicz was a Dutch and German lawyer, columnist, writer and jurist.
Max Moszkowicz Sr. (5 October 1926 – 27 January 2022) was a Dutch lawyer.
Biography Moszkowicz was born on 5 October 1926 in Essen, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany. The Jewish Moszkowicz family fled Nazi Germany in 1933. During the Holocaust his parents were murdered. Max Moszkowicz himself survived Auschwitz.
He became well known in the Netherlands for defending the godfather of the Amsterdam underworld Klaas Bruinsma and the Heineken kidnappers Cor van Hout and Willem Holleeder. Moszkowicz was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Moszkowicz was the father of former lawyers David Moszkowicz (1950–2022), Robert Moszkowicz (born 1953), Max Moszkowicz Jr. (born 1955), and Bram Moszkowicz (born 1960). David, Robert, and Bram were disbarred in 2016, 2006, and 2013. He died on 27 January 2022, at the age of 95.
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Who was Max Moszkowicz?
Dutch lawyer
When was Max Moszkowicz born?
Max Moszkowicz was born on 5 October 1926 in Essen.
When did Max Moszkowicz die?
Max Moszkowicz died on 27 January 2022 in Lanaken.
What was Max Moszkowicz's occupation?
Max Moszkowicz was a lawyer, columnist, writer and jurist.
What nationality was Max Moszkowicz?
Max Moszkowicz was Dutch and German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Max Moszkowicz. https://biography.guide/max-moszkowicz/
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