Sophia Swart-Swaab

Abraham Swart was a son of Jeremias Swart and Saartje Leuw. Before he was married, Abraham was a diamond worker, but later, he had a cigar shop. 24 August 1905  Abraham Swart married  in Amsterdam Sophia Swaab, a daughter of Jesajas Swaab and Eva Jacobson. The couple had four children, namely Jeremias in 1906, Sara in 1907, Jacques in 1910 and Eva in 1912.

After his marriage to Sophia Swaab, Abrah…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 6488) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

Sunday 20 June 1943: in the southern and eastern part of Amsterdam a big raid has taken place on the last remaining Jews in the city. Germans as well as the Amsterdam police blocked all streets, went into houses to bring the Jews to the gathering places.

At this raid, a large part of the remaining Jews of Amsterdam-East and South were made “ready to march” (marschfertig). The Germans boasted about…