Hartog Swaluw was a son of Isaac Swaluw and Maria Melkman. 30 October 1935 he married in Rotterdam Jette Michelsohn, a daughter of Jacob Michelsohn and Malia Hartog. 20 May 1936 their son Isaac was born. Their first address in Rotterdam was 79b, where also in Ocober 1935 - after the passing of his wife Malia Hartog - his father-in-law came living in for some time. 4 December 1935 the Swaluw family moved to Zwaanshals 379 b; fahter-in-law Jacob Michelsohn did come with them but moved to Mathernesserweg 92 and later to Diergaardelaan 72 a. Only 8 August 1940 he returned to live in with his daughter and son-in-law at Zwaanshans 379 b.
Hartog Swaluw had worked in a store company where he had the functions of warehouse manager, window dresser and office clerk, With his family he was deporte do Camp Vugt and from there to Camp Westerbork, where he arrived and was registered 27 February 1943 He had to stay in barack 69.
His wife Jette ans son Isaac, arrrive nearly two months later from Camp Vugt in Westerbork - 10 April 1943 and they had to stay in barack 57. 14 July they were put on transport to Sobibor, where upon arrival there 16 July 1943 they all were killed immediately.
City Archive of Rotterdam, family registration cards of Hartog Swaluw and Jacob Michelsohn; website www.wiewaswie.nl, marriage of Hartog Swaluw and Jette Michelshoh and the file cabinet of the Jewish Council, registration cards of Hartog Swaluw, Jette Swaluw-Michelsohn and Isaac Swaluw.