Frederik Polak

Frederik Polak was a son of Meijer Polak and Julia Parser. He married in Amsterdam on 3 August 1910 to Grietje Asscher, daughter of Jacob Asscher and Jochebeth Tal. The couple had five children: Meijer, who passed away just 1 year old, Jacob, Julia, Betsie and Elisabeth Alida.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Frederik Polak.

Frederik Polak en zijn vrouw Grietje Asscher hadden 4 kinderen: dochter Julia Bolle-Polak, een zoon en twee dochters die alledrie de oorlog overleefden.

Eind 1942 werd Frederik Polak bij een razzia uit huis gehaald en naar de Hollandsche Schouwburg gebracht, maar door invloedrijke vrienden werd hij eruit gehaald en twee dagen later was hij weer thuis. Een half jaar later werden hij en zijn vrouw …

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 13476, 61182) 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 9423/11196).

Frederik Polak

Born: August 1883
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Frederik was raised in a religious Jewish home. His father was a scribe of Jewish holy texts. Frederik studied accounting and became a certified public accountant. After his father died, he helped support his three sisters, his blind brother and his mother. When he was in his mid-20's, Frederik married and started his own family.

1933-39: Crea…