Ester Barend-van Ploeg

Samuël Barend, bread deliverer by profession, was a son of Salomon Barend and Lena IJzerkoper. He was born 27 August 1889 in Amsterdam, where he married Esther van Ploeg from Bolsward on 11 August 1909. She was born 3 October 1889 to Aron van Ploeg and Hendrina de Jong. The couple had two children, namely Lena in 1909 and Aron in 1910. All were killed during the Shoah.

After their marriage in 1909…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 12410) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 454/10738).