Bernard Jacob Wolff was unmarried. He lived with his parents in Meppel. His elder brother Martin Daan (1920) had already left the parental home at the beginning of the war. His father had a wallpaper shop in Meppel. It was a small shop that employed just two assistants.
At the beginning of the war Bernard Jacob Wolff had been working for Meppel’s municipal authority as a typist, but a few months later he was dismissed from public service because he was Jewish.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 11577) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for looted securities or bonds. (W-claim, number C142-O.S.5/2329).
A Liro card exists for this person or family. The original cards are kept at the Nationaal Archief (National Archive) at The Hague.