Emanuel van Dien and Alida Zilver had four children: Anna Ernesta, Emilie Alida and two children who survived the war. Two children had previously left the family home.
Emanuel van Dien died during the war while in hiding.
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In the book Persoonlijkheden in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in woord en beeld: Nederlanders en hun werk (Amsterdam 1938) is a biography of Emanuel van Dien.
In addition, a Jokos file (number 3881) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for :
- looted jewellery (S-claim, number 6/171)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 2654/14478)