Aaltje Springer was a daughter of Barend Springer and Esther Berklou. She was born on 12 June 1899 in Amsterdam. She married Joseph Leeger on 26 May 1920, born on 31 January 1899 to Elias Leeger and Rebecca Wurms. Aaltje and Joseph had three children, namely Esther, Elias and Bernard Bob. All three children were killed during the Shoah.
The marriage of Aaltje and Joseph did not last; the divorce w…