Mozes Bloemhof, born on 24 November 24 1888 in Amsterdam, was a son of Salomon Abraham Bloemhof and Roosje Ossendrijver. His mother Roosje died in Amsterdam on 25 August 1909 at the age of 55, after which his father entered a second marriage on 12 January 1911 to Anna Vleeskruijer, a daughter of Leendert Wolf Vleeskruijer and Judic Klerk.
From his father's first marriage, Moses had three sisters, …