Jonas Elekan, son of Simon Elekan and Klara Finsij, was born in Amsterdam on 18 April 1897. He had a younger brother Aron, who was born on 28 May 1898. He lived with his parents and brother at Weesperstraat 4 2nd floor but early July 1897, Jonas’ parents and their two children left for Antwerp, where father Simon got employed as a diamond worker. There, they lived in the Nottebohmstraat 23 till 19…