Joseph Gompers was married to Paulina Hollander. The couple had two daughters, Anna and Maria Anna Catharina. The family lived at 6 Anna Paulownastraat in Tilburg.
Joseph Gompers was summoned to the labour camp at Nijverdal on 31 July 1942. From there he was transferred to Westerbork on 2 October 1942 and deported to Auschwitz. His wife and daughters were deported via Vught concentration camp.
A. de Beer and G. Kobes, Het leven gebroken. De geschiedenis van de Tilburgers die als gevolg van de strijd tegen Duitsland en de bezetting om het leven kwamen (Tilburg 2002) 45, 47-48
In addition, a Jokos file (number 3381) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.