Joseph van Hesse was the only son of Samson van Hesse and Hendrika David, born on 22 December 1912 in Rotterdam. He married on 6 November 1935 Anna Cauveren, who was born on 18 May 1913 in Amsterdam as daughter of Salomon Cauveren and Esther Salomons and on 29 May 1936, their daughter Elisabeth was born.
Joseph van Hesse was a commercial traveller but earned also his money as a wholesaler of rubbe…