Nathan van Zwaanenburgh was married to Jenny Hirsch. On 22 January 1942, they had a baby son Jozua who only lived for two days and on 1 January 1943 they had a daughter called Mirjam Chaja. The family lived at 14 Schoutenstraat in Zwolle. Nathan van Zwaanenburgh was a religious education teacher with the Jewish community.
D. Stibbe and J. Hagedoorn, Herinneringsboek joods Zwolle 1940-1945 (Zwolle 1995) 66-67
Nathan van Zwaanenburgh was the secretary to the Jewish community in Zwolle. In the war the family went into hiding , but they were discovered and taken away. The fortunes of the Zwaanenburgh-Hirsch family have been described by J. Breukelaar in the book Halte Varsseveld. Verhalen over onderduiken bij de dames Jolink en hun geestverwanten. The municipality of Zwolle named a street after Mirjam Chaja van Zwaanenburgh’s daughter, because she was the youngest victim to be taken away from the city.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 17888) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.