Regina Polak was a daughter of Mozes Polak and Mietje Velleman. She married Izak Arpels in Amsterdam on 17 January 1917, a son of Pinehas Arpels and Sientje Vijevano. In October 1917 their son Pierre was born but since 1921 the couple lived seperately from each other. Regina’s husband had been moved to Antwerp where he claimed to be divorced officially from Regina and where he cohabited with an un…