Jacob Rudolph Karpe was married and had seven children. In 1942 his wife managed to flee from Amsterdam to Leidsendam on board of a peat boat. She and a son could stay their till the end of the war.
Jacob Karpe was arrested in 1943 with a lot of violence. He was brought to the Vught concentration camp. Shortly after his arrival he died of physical injuries.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 1625) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.