Louis Swartberg was the son of Barend Swartberg and Martha Asser. Before the war Louis worked with his father in the family business Swartberg Bags Trade, based in Assen. This company was started by Barends father, Levie Swartberg but was taken over around 1920 by Barend and greatly expanded. Also Barends sister Rozetta and her husband Emanuel Schelvis worked for this company, as did a child of Ba…