Marcus Ossedrijver was a son of Hartog Ossedrijver and Henriette Broekman. He married 5 June 1924 in Amsterdam the 23-year old Sophia Hartog, office clerk and daughter of Matthias Hartog and Clara Brandon. On 13 December 1926 their son Harry was born who – just like themselves, was killed in Sobibor.
After their wedding Marcus and Sophia in the Ingogostraat 8 1st floor in Amsterdam-East, a side street of the Pretoriusstraat. On 28 October 1925 they moved to Ploegstraat 69 parterre in Betondorp and after three more removals they came living in the Mauvestraat 65 2nd floor in Amsterdam-South.
Since November 1934 Marcus Ossedrijver sold haberdasheries and dry goods on the street market in the Ten Katestraat in Amsterdam-West, but he worked also as a diamond worker. Through self-study he eventually worked his way up as an assistant accountant. Per 9 October 1942 Marcus however was employed at the department of bread supply of the Jewish Council, and therefore “exempted from deportation until further notice” and per 31 March 1943, he was detached as servant with Messrs. S. Sternfeld.
His 16-yearf old son Harry had completed his 3-year HBS education and had a job at the staff department of Jewish Council on Nieuwe Keizersgracht 58 which also exempted him from deportation for the time being.
Also Marcus’ wife Sophia Hartog got a “Sperre” because of function of her husband, but during the big raid in Amsterdam at the end of May 1943 , where the Germans required that 7000 Jews of the staff of the Jewish Council “had to leave”, they all were taken to Westerbork that 25 May where they ended up in barrack 62. On 1 June they were put on transport to Sobibor and on arrival there on 4 June 1943, Marcus Ossedrijver, his wife Sophia Hartog and son Harry were immediately killed.
Sources among others: City Archive of Amsterdam, family registration card and archive card of Marcus Ossedrijver; website wiewaswie.nl/wedding Ossedrijver/Hartog; the file cabinet of the Jewish Council, registration cards of Marcus Ossedrijver, Sopha Ossedrijver-Hartog and Harry Ossedrijver and the website dbnl.org re Ondergang by Presser. page 370.