Lion Brilleslijper was the 5th of the six children of Ephraim Brilleslijper and Duifje Roodveld and was born in Amsterdam on 23 March 1899. He became a tailor by trade and married Lea Canes on 20 August 1924 in Amsterdam. She was born there on 12 April 1895 as a daughter of Abraham Canes and Marianne van de Kar.
Before his marriage, Lion lived at home with his parents and sister Marianne in the Ma…