Sara Bak-van Buren

Sara Bak had been the widow of Abraham Bak since 3 April 1940. She lived at 139 Willem de Zwijgerlaan in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam municipal archive, Records Jokos, Möbel-claim 18810; property Joods Maatschappelijk Werk

Sara Bak-van Buren took her own life under pressure of the circumstances.
NIOD, Records Joodse Raad, box 244d, letter d.d. 7 August 1942

In addition, a Jokos file (number 18810) on this…

Sara is een dochter van Abraham van Buren en Marianna van der Sluis. Ze trouwde 18 februari 1926 met Abraham Bak (47 jaar), zoon van Zadok Bak en Rebekka Lessing.

Bron wiewaswie.nl (huwelijk Sara van Buren)

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