Meijer Salomons, who was born on 25 December 1863 in Amsterdam, was a son of Mechiel Salomons (1828-1911) and Ester Abraham Susan (1826-1900). He was the youngest of the five; his brothers and sisters were Fransje from 1853, Simon from 1855, Abraham from 1858 and Betje from 1861, who however died 6 months later in 1862.
Meijer was a diamond cutter by profession and also traded in diamonds. At the …
