Benjamin Fles was a son of Hijman Fles and Rika Fles. He married Hendrika Sacksioni in Amsterdam on 23 August 1918, a daughter of Levie Hartog Reinders Sacksioni and Annatje Roselaar.
Benjamin came from a family with 12 children, of whom three children have died already at young age. His other siblings were Isaac, Emanuel, Lea, Gracia, Sara, Jacob, Levie and Elisabeth.
City Archive of Amsterdam, family registration card of Hijman Fles and website www.wiewaswie.nl.
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