Joseph Kroonenberg was a son of Marcus Kroonenberg and Reintje Maandag. Around 1893 he married Mietje Groen in Amsterdam. They had nine children.
Jewish Historical Museum
Joseph Kroonenberg was among other things the founder of the Tip Top Theater in Amsterdam. A leaflet dated 10 February 1939 with an invitation to contribute towards a present for Joseph Kroonenberg on the occasion of his twenty-fifth jubilee has been preserved. The leaflet recalls the launch of the Tip Top Theater and the contribution Kroonenberg made to the world of cinema in the Netherlands, including by gaining a stronghold in film distribution. From the moment the Amsterdam branch of the Dutch Cinema League was set up, he became a member of its management committee and was treasurer for many years.
Joseph Kroonenberg was known as a philantropist. He was a co-founder of the Foundation "Bio-Vacantieoord" and was on the management committee from the outset.
Joseph Kroonenberg was married to Mietje Groen. Joseph and Mietje had gone into hiding but they were betrayed and rounded up. At that point, several items of jewellery were seized from them. Two children survived the war. The archive of the Stichting Sieraden-Comité contains correspondence, a declaration under oath, a list of stolen items of jewellery and a statement of the right to inheritance from 1960 (based on a will).
Jewish Historical Museum, Documents collection, invnr 6112;
NIOD, Archief Stichting Sieraden-Comité, box HF 12, file 185
In addition, a Jokos file (number 50511) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 6813/3669).