Abraham van Cleef was a son of Simon van Cleef and Judith Polak. He married in Amsterdam on 16 August 1922 to Anna Halberstadt, a daughter of Victor Halberstadt and Roosje Ark.
His siblings, who have been killed also during the Holocaust were Abraham, Mozes, Doortje, Rebecca and Joseph.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Simon van Cleef and website www.wiewaswie.nl.