It is still an extremely sensitive topic: suicide during the Second World War. Historians have not known what to do with it for a long time. What is the place of suicide bombers in war history?
Remarkably little has been written on this subject and there seems to be no list of names or memorial book…
Meijer Polak studeerde van 1920 tot 1933 Engelse letteren aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Hij promoveerde tot doctor in de letteren en wijsbegeerte op 5 juli 1933 op het proefschrift "Historical, philosophical and religious aspects of John Inglesant".
In addition, a Jokos file (number 35702) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.