Leib Laub arrived in Amsterdam as a German refugee on 23 December 1938. He was known as Leo. He stayed at various collective accommodations of the Palestine Pioneers. From 30 January 1940 until 17 May 1943 he lived at Villa Catharinahoeve, the Jewish youth farm founded for Palestine Pioneers on over two hectares of land in Gouda in 1937.
He was caught in Bergen op Zoom trying to escape to France.
F. van der Straaten, Om nooit te vergeten. Herinneringen en belevenissen aan/van Palestina-Pioniers gedurende de oorlogsjaren 1939-1945 (Mijnsheerenland s.a.) 166, 214
More information about Leib Laub can be found on www.dokin.nl