Baruch Lopes de Leaô Laguna was the son of Salomon Lopes de Leaô Laguna and Sara Kroese. He was orphaned at ten years of age. In 1889 he and his wife moved from Amsterdam to Laren on account of their poor health.
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From the article by Herman Minkenhof:
Baruch grew up in the Portuguese-Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. He had to attend the Portuguese Synagogue ever…