Gerrit Polak

Amsterdam, 24 February 1888 – Auschwitz, 21 January 1943

Reached the age of 54 years

Occupation: Frame maker

Photos

Vendor permit
Amsterdam Municipal Archive

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On 1 Mar 2006
Private collection

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Placed by
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On 11 Jul 2012
With: Philip Polak, Sara Polak-Tas, Gerrit Polak
Private collection

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Placed by
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On 10 Jul 2012
City Archive of Amsterdam

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Placed by
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On 7 Feb 2014
Foto van familie Gerrit Polak, gemaakt in circa 1942, kort voor de deportaties, in de tuin van Vechtstraat 24. Van links naar rechts: zonen Philip Polak (uit het eerste huwelijk van Gerrit Polak), Salomon Polak, moeder Sara Polak-Tas, vader Gerrit Polak.

Bron: privécollectie

Placed by
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On 2 Mar 2022
With: Philip Polak, Sara Polak-Tas, Gerrit Polak, Salomon Polak

Stories

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Biography 7 Apr 2016

About Gerrit Polak

Gerrit Polak was a son of Levie Meijer Polak and Vrouwtje Bruske. He married in Amsterdam on 21 April 1909 to Flora Tas and he had four sons with her, among them Salomon Polak. Flora however passed away on 6 October 1920 and Gerrit remarried on 25 August 1921 to her sister Sara Tas.
With her he had another son Philip in 1922.
City archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Gerrit Polak.

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Addition 7 Apr 2016

Gerrit Polak and his family

Gerrit Polak was earlier married to Flora Tas. They had four children. One of them survived the war as a soldier.
Addition of a visitor of the website

In addition, a Jokos file (number 17075) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.