The Germans assigned Jacob Gokkes to a train for the transport of the sick and David Gokkes to transport on foot. Since David had weak feet and because his father was extremely weak, he tried to travel together with his father. Jacob would not allow him to do so, believing that the prisoners in the train for the sick would be shot dead. In the end, David went on foot and died of exhaustion. Jacob died of cold and starvation.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 917) 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 :
- looted jewellery (S-claim, number 8/31)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 4037/4756)