Simon van Dam

This person is commemorated on a memorial in Leek. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.

Golda van Coevorden got married to Simon van Dam in Groningen at 7 July 1938. The couple moved into the house at Schreiershoek 23 (now nr 26) in Leek. The parents of Simon van Dam, Izaäk van Dam and Hester Oudgenoeg, came to live with them.
In April 1941 their son Izaäk was born. At 27 November 1942 Golda and her son Izaäk were arrested in Leek and transported to Westerbork. At that point Simon h…