About Jacob Melkman

Jacob C. Melkman (also known as Jaap) was married. The couple lived in Amsterdam. They had no children. He was a publicity consultant by trade.
Jaap Melkman worked as a main distributor for the Parool group. On 1 February 1942, he was picked up in Amsterdam. During the first court case against Parool staff members in December 1942, he was condemned to death. He was executed at the airfield of Soesterberg, at the age of 40.
NIOD, Erelijst Verzet en Koopvaardij, database made by J.W. de Leeuw;
B. Braber, Zelfs als wij zullen verliezen. Joden in verzet en illegaliteit in Nederland 1940-1945(Amsterdam, 1990) 103-104

Information on the resistance group Parool and Jacob Melkman can be found in:
M. de Keizer, Het Parool, 1940-1945. Verzetsblad in oorlogstijd (Amsterdam 1991).