Tobias de Paauw was married. He and his wife had four children. The family lived in Amsterdam, where Tobias de Paauw was a shopkeeper. They allowed a few important staff members (including Jacob Melkman) of the underground newspaper Het Parool to hide at their home. They had radio receivers hidden there as well.
Tobias de Paauw was arrested in Amsterdam on 16 January 1942 and locked up at the hou…