Mietje Emden was a daughter of Joost Emden and Jansje Canes. This couple had eight children, of which seven die not survive the Holocaust: Fijtje, Benjamin, Hijman, Abraham, Clara and Vogeltje. Mietje married in Amsterdam on 15 January 1908 to Henri Manheim.
Genlias and City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Mietje Emden and family registration card of Joost Emden.