Rika Porcelijn

David Porcelijn was the second youngest of the seven children of Salomon Porcelijn and Rika Augurk and was born on 8 May 1913 in Amsterdam. David had three sisters, all of whom worked as seamstresses in the clothing industry, and four brothers, of which only Louis had a commercial occupation: he was a merchant. David himself and his two brothers were more artistically inclined: David (who, inciden…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 6590) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.