‎Joseph Polak‏‎ [I15]‎, son of Meyer 'Izaak' Polak and Jetje 'Joseph' Polak‏. Born ‎29 Jun 1885 (16 Tamuz 5645) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎8 Oct 1942 (27 Tishrei 5703) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 57 years, cause of death: murdered. Occupation: Shop clerk Card - Westerbork with transport date Card - Westerbork with transport date After divorce from Lena Woudhuijsen in 1926, re-married at unknown date to Rachel Swaab. In 1941 they lived in the Laing's Nekstraat 26 / II in Amsterdam. Joseph and Rachel were deported together on 5 Oct 1942 and die 8 Oct 1942 in Auschwitz. Bar Mitzvah (Lawrence, New York) Married ‎16 Mar 1910 (5 Adar II 5670) Amsterdam, Holland , age 24 years Divorced ‎2 Mar 1926 (16 Adar 5686) Amsterdam, Holland Marriage Lena and Joseph Marriage Lena and Joseph Divorce Lena and Joseph Divorce Lena and Joseph from:  ‎Lena Woudhuijsen‏‎ [I16]‎, age by marriage 21 years, daughter of Joseph 'Henri' Woudhuijsen and Eva Jacob Monis‏. Born ‎27 Oct 1888 (22 Cheshvan 5649) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎7 Dec 1942 (28 Kislev 5703) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 54 years, cause of death: murdered, ‎1st marriage (divorced) to: Joseph Polak, ‎2nd marriage to: Benjamin Rodrigues Lopes De Lara Lena reports theft of coins 16 October 1942, two months before her deportation Lena reports theft of coins 16 October 1942, two months before her deportation Card - Westerbork with transportation date Card - Westerbork with transportation date 6 jan 1925: Lena leaves Joseph. 26 March 1925: Moves to Rotterdam. 4 Dec 1925: Divorce decided in court. 2 March 1926: Divorce registered and validated. 27 January 1927 marries Benjamin Rodrigues Lopes de Lara. In 1941 lived at Spuistraat 1 d II in Amsterdam. On October 1942 she lived at Lange Houtstraat 20, 1st floor in Amsterdam. 4 Dec 1942: Lena is transported from Westerbork transit camp to Auschwitz. Children: 1.  ‎Meier Polak‏‎ [I17]‎ Born ‎27 Aug 1910 (22 Av 5670) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎30 Sep 1942 (19 Tishrei 5703) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 32 years, cause of death: murdered. Occupation: Manufacturer of mirrors and frames Card - Westerbork with transportation date Card - Westerbork with transportation date 6 Jan 1925: Mother separated from father. 10 Feb 1925: Meier is moved to foster family David Poons. 28 Dec 1925: Meier is moved to foster family Meyer Engelander. In the 1941 census Meier was married to Rosina de Haas and lived at Dijkstraat 19 / I in Amsterdam. 17 Aug 1942: Meier is deported to Auschwitz 2.  ‎Eva Polak‏‎ [I19]‎ Born ‎22 Jun 1912 (7 Tamuz 5672) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎26 Aug 1942 (13 Ellul 5702) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 30 years, cause of death: murdered Eva Polak Eva Polak Card - Westerbork with transportation date Card - Westerbork with transportation date 6 Jan 1925: Mother separated from father. 10 Feb 1925: Eva is moved to foster family Emanuel and Emma van der Bijl. 21 March 1925: Eva is moved to foster family David Poons. 21 Dec 1925: Eva is moved to foster family Meyer Engelander. 7 Mar 1934 marries to Lion Heide. In 1941 they lived at Laagte Kadijk 31/I in Amsterdam. 27 Aug 1942: Eva is deported to Auschwitz. 3. ‎Henriette Polak‏‎ [I38]‎ Born ‎16 Oct 1913 (15 Tishrei 5674) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎26 Dec 1913 (27 Kislev 5674) Amsterdam, Holland‎, age 2 months and 1 week and 3 days 4.  ‎Marie Polak‏‎ [I18]‎ Born ‎10 Jul 1915 (28 Tamuz 5675) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎3 Sep 1943 (3 Ellul 5703) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 28 years, cause of death: murdered Card - Westerbork with transportation date Card - Westerbork with transportation date 16 Dec 1924: Marie is moved to foster family Dirk Sundermeyer. 6 Jan 1925: Mother separated from father. 3 Jun 1925: Marie is moved to the "Bergstichting" Home in Laren, North Holland. 15 december 1938: Marie moved to Apeldoorn from Amsterdam. 29 Juli 1942: Marie marries Erich van Gelder. 22 Jan 1943: Marie, who worked as a nurse in the Jewish psychiatric hospital "Het Apeldoorsche Bosch", is deported to the Westerbork transit camp inNorth-EastHolland. 31 Aug 1943: Marie is deported to Auschwitz with her husband and baby son. 3 Sep 1943 Marie is murdered in Auschwitz 23 Sep 1943 Marie's name is "removed" from the registry of the municipality of Westerbork. The reason was stated as: "Has left for Germany" 5. ‎Roosje Polak‏‎ [I10]‎ Born ‎11 Nov 1916 (15 Cheshvan 5677) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎9 Feb 2008 (3 Adar I 5768) Boslaan, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Holland‎, age 91 years. Occupation: Nurse Card - Apeldoornsche Bosch Card - Apeldoornsche Bosch 6 Jan 1925: Mother separated from father. 10 Feb 1925: Roosje was send to foster family Joseph and Rosetta Busnac. 26 feb 1926: Roosje is transferred to the Bergstichting Home in Laren, North Holland 6.  ‎Henri Polak‏‎ [I20]‎ Born ‎6 Apr 1918 (24 Nisan 5678) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎25 Jan 1943 (19 Shevat 5703) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 24 years, cause of death: murdered. Occupation: Student nurse Henri Polak worked as a student nurse in the Apeldoornse Bos, where he started working on 3 December 1939. Municipal Archives Apeldoorn, list of employees of the Apeldoornsche Bosch [Bron:-Joods Monument] Card - Apeldoornsche Bosch Hospital with transportation date Card - Apeldoornsche Bosch Hospital with transportation date 6 Jan 1925: Mother separated from father. 10 Feb 1925: Henri is moved to foster family David Poons. 3 Jun 1925: Henri is moved to the "Bergstichting" Home in Laren, North Holland. 22 Jan 1943: Henri is transported from Apeldoorn to Auschwitz. There is some uncertainty as to this fact since Mrs Pauline Vomberg, administrator at the Apeldoornse Bosch Psychiatric Hospital where Henri worked, has stated that he escaped before the hospital was taken over and its patients and personnel deported. 7.  ‎Izaak Polak‏‎ [I11707]‎ Born ‎10 May 1921 (2 Iyar 5681) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎31 Mar 1944 (7 Nisan 5704) Poland (holocaust)‎, age 22 years, cause of death: murdered Card - Westerbork with transportation date Card - Westerbork with transportation date Card 2 - Westerbork Card 2 - Westerbork 8.  ‎Daniel Polak‏‎ [I241]‎ Born ‎18 Jul 1923 (5 Av 5683) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎25 Jan 1943 (19 Shevat 5703) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 19 years, cause of death: murdered Card - Apeldoornsche Bosch Hospital Card - Apeldoornsche Bosch Hospital At time of deportation he resided in the Pedagogium Achisomog in Apeldoorn, an institution for mentally disabled children. The Pedagogium Achisomog resided in the same compound as the Apeldoornse Bosch, the psychiatric institution where two of his sisters and a brother worked as personnel (Roosje Polak - nurse, Marie Polak - nurse, Henri - nurse)

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2nd marriage  ‎Joseph Polak‏‎ [I15]‎, son of Meyer 'Izaak' Polak and Jetje 'Joseph' Polak‏. Married ‎5 Aug 1926 (25 Av 5686) Amsterdam, Holland , age 41 years (married 16 years) to:  ‎Rachel Swaab‏‎ [I11705]‎, age by marriage 38 years, daughter of Mozes Aron Swaab and Vogeltje Kaanis‏. Born ‎3 Mar 1888 (20 Adar 5648) Amsterdam, Holland, died ‎8 Oct 1942 (27 Tishrei 5703) Auschwitz, Poland‎, age 54 years, cause of death: murdered

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"Family Page: Joseph Polak & Rachel Swaab." HuMo-genealogy - Yossi Beck Genealogy Pages (https://beck.org.il/humogen/family/47/F5?main_person=I38 : accessed 29 April 2024) Joseph Polak #I15, born ‎29 Jun 1885 (16 Tamuz 5645) Amsterdam, Holland

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