Barend van Zuiden was a son of Samuel van Zuiden and Betje Stern. He married Bettje (Bep) Polak on 4 September 1929 in Hoogeveen, a daughter of Harmannus Polak and Rosette Gersons. As far as have been researched this couple had no children.
On 6 November 1942, Barend was deported from camp Westerbork to Auschwitz, together with his wife Bettje. She was killed immediately there upon arrival on 9 November 1942. Barend however was selected to do forced labor and eventually he lost his life in January 1944 in the Extern Kommando Faulbrück, a sub camp of Gross Rosen.
website www.wiewaswie.nl; archive of the Jewish Council, cards of Barend van Zuiden and Bettje Polak.