Gabriel Swart was the eldest child of Marcus Swart and Betje van Beezem. He was born at 51 Joden Houttuinen in Amsterdam. He sold used clothes and scrap metal. On 3 June 1925 he married Lea Wijnschenk, daughter of Abraham Wijnschenk and Aaltje Arbeid.
The couple had nine children: Betje, Aaltje, the twins Abraham and Marcus, Sara, Margaretha, Hartog, Mathilda and Nathan.
After they married, the co…