Jacob Stokvisch, the son of Abraham Stokvisch and Sara Waas, was born on 16 June 1898 in Antwerp. In addition to being a casual worker, Jacob's father was also a disc sander and therefore regularly stayed in Antwerp with his wife and children. Jacob was the only son in the family of four children. His sisters were Marianne (1892), Roosje (1893) and Rachel (1895), who were still born in Amsterdam.
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