Samson Polak

Samson Polak was married. He and his wife lived in The Hague. Samson Polak was a sales representative. He was active in the underground for the Communistische Partij Nederland (CPN), including helping people in hiding. He was in hiding as well.
Samson Polak was caught in The Hague on 30 April 1944. He was deported via the prison at Scheveningen and the penal barracks at Westerbork. His wife surviv…

We have been unable to determine whether one or more members of this family survived the war. While their names do not appear on the lists of survivors, we have not been able to trace them in In Memoriam either. They are therefore labeled as 'surviving' and their names are not listed.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 763) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject t…

Samson 'Sam' Polak werd circa 1934 lid van de CPN. Hij komt voor op de erelijst van de CPN. Deze werd na de oorlog samengesteld voor een gedenkboek. Helaas is dat boek er nooit gekomen, maar de documenten op basis waarvan hij op de lijst is terechtgekomen bevinden zich in het archief van de CPN op het IISG (inventarisnummer 145). Zie: https://access.iisg.amsterdam/universalviewer/#?manifest=https:…