Alexander Leon Root was a son of Mozes Root and Leentje Frank. He was born 30 April 1892 in Amsterdam and married Esther Fransman on 25 July 1918 in Zaandam. She was born 19 November 1895 in Amsterdam as daughter of Salomon Fransman and Elisabeth Ossedrijver. The Root-couple had three children, name…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 60510) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
A direct consequence of the German measures to isolate the Jewish population from the rest of society was that the Jewish community could no longer make use of non-Jewish services and suppliers.
Jewish tradespeople such as bakers, hairdressers, butchers, fishmongers, grocers, etc. received a special…