Hijman Swart was the third child of Jesaja Swart and Saartje Levitus. He was born at 189 Valkenburgerstraat in Amsterdam. After completing the Jewish school on the Valkenburgerstraat, he became a basket maker.
Hijman Swart married Johanna Blog, daughter of the diamond cleaver Samuel Blog and Maria…
In addition, Jokos files (numbers 347, 9097) 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 th…