David Davids was the widower of Henriëtte (Jet) Nordheimer, who died of cancer in 1938. The couple had no children. David was an optician. He also imported hearing aids from the United States and had a patent on a type of cement that was essential for cutting diamonds. David was present at the cutting of the Koh-I-Noor diamond, for which his cement was used.
David Davids was the father figure and ‘favourite uncle’ of his young nephew, whose father had died before the war. A relative recalls: 'His nephew often came round to the optician’s after school, and David would give him mental arithmetic sums to solve. While waiting for the answer, he would always say, ‘The truth, squint-eye!’ David had nicknames for everyone.'
During the occupation David had to leave his house on Van Baerlestraat. He moved in with one of his brothers, who lived in the Jewish quarter.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 8834) on this person 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 2534/22012).