Joseph van der Hoek worked from August 1942 onwards at the working camp De Witte Paal in St. Johannesga in Friesland. In the first days of October 1942 he was brought to Westerbork. At camp Westerbork he was reunited with his family who were arrested in Ommen and also brought to the transit-camp.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 54349) 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 …