Joseph Snijders was a son of Isaac Snijders and Rachel Boerske. He married Klaartje Bosboom in Amsterdam 9 Januari 1901, a daughter of Mozes Salomon Bosboom and Vogel van der Glas. Joseph and Klaartje had three daughters: Vogelina, Rachel and Celina. Vogelina and Rachel were killed in the Shoah, toghether with their families. Only Celina and her husband Meijer Raphael presumably have survived the war.

Joseph Snijders and Klaartje Bosboom were registered in Camp Westerbork on 29 September 1942. Three days later, on 2 October, they were deported to Auschwitz and upon arrival there on 5 October 1942 they were both immediately killed.

City Archive of Amsterdam, archive cards of Joseph Snijders and Klaartje Bosboom; website www.wiewaswie.nl and the file cabinet of the Jewish Council, registration cards of Joseph Snijders and Klaartje Snijders-Bosboom.