Max Gustaaf Gompen was one of the five children of Gustaaf Sigismund Gompen and Florence Henrica Coopman. His brothers Leo and Sieg died also in the war. Max Gustaaf Gompen was the father of the Gompen-Levystein family. The family had split up, however, and he no longer lived with his wife and children.
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Max Gustaaf Gompen worked at Koninklijke Chroomlederfabriek 'De Amstel’, a chrome leather factory (previously known as L.S. Gompen). The factory was located in Waalwijk. During the war six workers there, including some of the owners, were taken away and murdered. After the war, a plaque commemorating these six workers was placed at the entrance to the main factory building. Years later, when the building was demolished, the plaque came into private ownership.
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See for the history of leather factory "De Amstel" of the Gompen family: S. ter Braake and P. van Trigt, Leerhandelaar, looier, lederfabrikant. Het succes van Joodse ondernemers in de Nederlandse lederindustrie (1870-1940) Menasseh ben Israel Studies III (Amsterdam 2010) 62-69.
In addition, a Jokos file (number 37932) 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 looted securities or bonds. (W-claim, number C35O12-13/694).