Sara Pais

On 3 April 1921, Sara married Benjamin Krönstein, a Russian merchant, in London. But before the birth of their son, Benjamin Jacob, she returned to her parental home. The marriage was dissolved in 1935. Sara and her mother ran a shop selling ironmongery and manufactured goods, located under the lighthouse Brandaris on Terschelling. On 25 August 1942, Sara was forced to move to Amsterdam, by order …

Judik Spijer got married Benjamin Pais in Harlingen on 18 September 1890. The couple had three daughters, Sara, Johanna and Jetje. Johanna died in Harlingen in 1892, four months after her birth. In 1914, Judik and her family moved to the island of Terschelling, where they lived under the lighthouse Brandaris. They opened a shop there, selling ironmongery and manufactured goods. They also sold hats…

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 55655, 55656) on this family or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.