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Trijntje
Polak-Cohen
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Trijntje Polak-Cohen (usually called Hetty). Cutting from a wedding photo from her brother-in-lwa Joseph Cohen, who married 20 November 1941 Lena Barend and where she was one of the two brides maids.
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Wedding of Joseph Polak to Lena Barend on 20 November 1940, with two brides maids: left Jettie Barend, daughter of Lena's brother Barend Barend and on the right Trijntje Polak-Cohen (Hetty), spouse of Joseph's brother Benjamin Aron Polak.
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Benjamin Aron Polak, the younger brother of Joseph Polak, was a son of Aron Polak and Rosette van Straten. He was born on 8 December 1918 in Amsterdam and he was a salesman in gold and silver. On 19 June 1941 he married the seamstress Trijntje Cohen – usually called Hetty – who was born on 1 Septemb…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 52572) 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 …