Mozes van Kolm

Mozes van Kolm, better known as Max, was the son of Abraham van Kolm and Grietje Bouwman. Abraham was a diamond polisher, and Max learned this trade. Later on, however, Max became a sales representative in stationery, and also worked as a garment presser. In 1933 he married a non-Jewish woman. Some time after the outbreak of war, he decided nevertheless to go into hiding. His hiding-place was disc…

We have been unable to determine whether one or more members of this family survived the war. While their names do not appear on the lists of survivors, we have not been able to trace them in In Memoriam either. They are therefore labeled as 'surviving' and their names are not listed.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 8516) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject …