George Okker went to the Ulo (=advanced primary education) where he learned French and English. He became an office clerk. He also was member of the banjo club.
George Okker was arrested in February 1941. He belonged to the group Jewish men that was arrested during the raid in Amsterdam. On the moment of his arrest he just wanted to go fishing. He had no idea why he had to go with the men. He asked them if he was arrested because there was also war in the Netherlands Indies where he was born. George Okker was brought to camp Schoorl and then to Buchenwald and Mauthausen.
There are two letters of George known. One of 1 August 1941 in which he wrote: 'ich denke oft an Haus und an Homoet'.
Homoet was the baker in the Tweede Jansteenstraat 64-66. The second letter was from 31 August 1941. It was a very short one.
Then the family received the message - through the family doctor, who was mobilized by neighbours - that George had died.
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