The Polak family had previously lived at Peperstraat 21 and Heerenweg 57 in Groningen. Their daughter Hetty died in the Spanish flu epidemic in or around 1920.
On 9 March 1943, Jacques Polak and Veronica de Heer were transported to Westerbork, where they were assigned to barracks 69 and 66. On 4 May 1943 they were deported to Sobibor.
Jacques Polak and Veronica de Heer had a child who lived at a different address, who survived the war.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 52465) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 9460/18044).