Alexander Polak

Alexander Polak, born 31 March 1893 in Amsterdam, diamond polisher by trade, was a son of Jozef Polak and Colette Booleman. He married Hanna Leeda on 4 March 1913 in Berchem (Antwerp), a daughter of Gideon Leeda and Hendrika Levi. The couple had one daughter, namely Colette Hendrika, born 25 August 1913.

Alexander Polak travelled several times from Belgium to Amsterdam and back. For the first time…

A few peculiarities of this convoy are that the composition of this convoy was already started on 29 August, in the first place with Jews who were arrested during the big raid in Antwerp in the night before. The system of "calls" was still in force but was not sufficient to reach the desired number of persons to be deported. Only 99 people on the transport list have the indication of their "job ca…