Gerrit Barend was a son of Abraham Barend and Rebekka Cartoef. He was born on 4 November 1872 in Amsterdam and he was a peddlar but also a diamondworker and diamond-rose cutter. On 15 August 1894 he married Heintje Visser in Amsterdam, a daughter of Barend Visser and Sientje Abraham Berkhof. She was…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 4216) on this family 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 b…