The parents of Salomon Benima came from the north of the Netherlands. He was a 'selfmade man'. At the age of 22 he already owned a big house with a butler. He was a textile merchant. He wrote a couple of books on economics and was also interested in politics.
USC Shoah Foundation, nr. USC-SF 21544 (interview Betty Rothman); nr. USC-SF 26009 (interview Benno Benima)