Esther Zwaaf was a daughter of Isaäc Zwaaf and Bloeme Swaluw and born in Rotterdam on 3 July 1915. She had three sibs, namely Christina, who was born 15 September 1910, Hijman, on 19 February 1919 and Jacob on 5 January 1923. Only Jacob Zwaaf survived the Holocaust, the others were killed during the Shoah, whether or not with their families.
Esther’s mother passed away on 5 July 1935 and was inter…