Philip Polak, born in Schoonoord, municipality of Sleen, was a son of Simon Polak and Bettje van Rhijn, a family with in total nine children. One child died in infancy, only 1 year old and one child has survived the Holocaust. All other children, namely Salomo, Hartog, Harmannus, Bertha, Carolina, Anna and Philip self have been killed in the Shoah.
Philip married Aaltje Nathans in Haren (Groningen…