Hijman van West was a son of David van West and Keetje Cohen. He was born on 29 August 1890 in Amsterdam and he was a cigar maker by trade. During the years 1941 he was registered as a vegetable vendor. Hijman married on 28 March 1913 to Feikje Speijer, a daughter of Mozes Speijer and Sara Halberstadt. Feikje was born in Amsterdam on 11 August 1888 and before her marriage, she was employed as an o…