Sophia Palache-de Pinto had a good relationship with her former maid Rika van Willigenburg. After the war, Rika told the following story about the family Palache:
'The family Palache was a rich family and he was a professor. They were very good to me. Madam had many social commitments and I took care of the sons, one of which studied to become a rabbi while the little one still attended primary sc…