Biography

About Isaac Polak

Isaac Polak died on 3 February 1943 at the age of 64 in Westerbork camp. He was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Assen on 7 February 1943.
Jewish Historical Museum, Documents collection, inv.nr 3397; Death register of the Jewish community Assen

The funeral records at the Jewish cemetery in Assen reveal that Isaac Polak was buried there.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 8028) on this person is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for :

- securities or bonds. (W-claim, number Asp4-C81-C122/1663)

- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 9445/1581)


This person is commemorated on a memorial in Assen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.