Levie Polak was a son of David Polak and Rachel van West. He married Sophia Frank in Amsterdam on 12 February 1930, a daughter of Levie Frank and Mietje Delden.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of David Polak and website www.wiewaswie.nl.
Levie Polak joined the Hollandia-Kattenburg textile factory in Amsterdam on 8 December 1938. On Wednesday, 11 November 1942, around 4:30 PM, Willy Lages conducted the Sicherheitspolizei raid on the Hollandia factories. All exits were blocked, and the Jewish staff members were taken away that evening. Photographs of all workers taken away that evening, as well as those deported previously, appear in the 'Boek der tranen' [Book of tears].
Jewish Historical Museum, Documents collection, inv.nr B1376, 'Boek der tranen' [Book of tears]