Jacques Swart

Jacques Swart, polisher and diamond trader, born in 1910 in Amsterdam, was the 3^rd child of Abraham Swart and Sophia Swaab. On 29 July 1937 he married Grietje Neeter from Amsterdam, a daughter of Jacob Neeter and Judik Woudstra from Leeuwarden. The couple had no children,.

Jacques Swart and his wife lived at Deurlostraat 2 2^nd floor in Amsterdam. As a result of his profession in the diamond indust…

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 7450, 12752) 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 looted jewellery (S-claim, number 25/370).

Sunday 20 June 1943: in the southern and eastern part of Amsterdam a big raid has taken place on the last remaining Jews in the city. Germans as well as the Amsterdam police blocked all streets, went into houses to bring the Jews to the gathering places.

At this raid, a large part of the remaining Jews of Amsterdam-East and South were made “ready to march” (marschfertig). The Germans boasted about…