Jacob Krant was a son of Hartog Krant and Bloeme Rootveldt. He married Femmina de Leeuw in 1916 in Amsterdam. He was a rag merchant. Stadsarchief Amsterdam, archiefkaart Jacob Krant
This letter seems to be written from the Westerbork camp, not Monowitz. Jacob Krant writes the letter to a certain Piet and to his son Hartog, who is not in captivity yet. He says he needs a pillow and a bed sheet, and writes about a Bloeme that is supposedly with him there. He also writes about women he met: Ms. Agsteribbe, Mrs. Mossel and Aaltje. From the contents of this letter, it looks like i…
Four children of Jacob Krant and Femmina de Leeuw survived the war. Addition of a visitor of the website
In addition, Jokos files (numbers 52695, 55612) on this family or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.