Aron Polak

Aron Polak, born on 26 November 1893 in Amsterdam, was a son of Joseph Polak and Marianne Dotsch. He was a merchant and traded in all kinds of goods. On 24 February 1915 he married Rosette van Straten in Zaandam, who was born on 15 January 1891 in Harlingen as a daughter of Aron van Straten and Rachel Boas. Before she was married, her profession was altering clothing. Later she  worked as sorter o…

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 55725, 11643, 51111) on this family or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos files reveal that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 2).

Aron Polak wrote a telegram from the Hollandsche Schouwburg to mrs De Wit with the request to look after his luggage. The telegram was preserved.
Jewish Historical Museum, Documents collection, inv.nr 7314