Samson Beek

Samson Beek, wholesaler in knitware, was the sixth of the seven children of Izaak Leon Beek and Matje Mok. He married Vogeltje Frankfort on 30 May 1922 in Amsterdam, who was born there 24 January 1898 as daughter of Samuel Frankfort and Heintje Menist. The couple had three children, namely Samuel in 1923, Martha in 1925 and Hans in 1927. The whole family has been murdered during Shoah in July 1943…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 10345) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

The only German-style concentration camp that was set up in our country was concentration camp Vught, which was opened in January 1943. The camp had a number of “Aussenkommando’s“ (satellite camps) including Moerdijk. This command was located in the old barracks of the anti-aircraft artillery near the harbour. Fifty S.S. men were appointed as guards and the first prisoners arrived on 26 March 1943…