James Catz lived with his family on Heemraadssingel in Rotterdam and owned a country house called 'De Duintop' in Noordwijk aan Zee. He had an insurance brokerage, the firm ‘James Catz’.
During the war, the Catz family attempted to flee to Switzerland. They were captured in France and deported to Auschwitz by way of Drancy. The two children managed to escape from the train and survived the war. T…