Isidoor Polk (1908 - 1945)

Born 15 Apr 1908 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Ancestors

Died 6 Feb 1945 at age 36 in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Biography

Isidoor Polk died as a result of persecution during the Holocaust.

Isidoor Polk was born at Amsterdam on 15 April 1908.^[1] He was the son of Nico Polk and Mietje Cats.

During World War II he was sent to Westerbork camp in transit to an unknown location.^[1] His mother and siblings were murdered at Auschwitz and Sobibór.

He survived the war but died at Zwolle on 6 February 1945, soon after the liberation of Poland.^[1] He was buried in Zwolle Kranenburg Begraafplaats (grave has since been cleared).^[2]

Research Notes

An Isidoor Polk (born at Amsterdam on 29 Aug 1903) was murdered at Auschwitz on 31 Mar 1944.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Isidoor Polk, entry in Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database, United States Holocaust Museum (https://www.ushmm.org/online/hsv/person_view.php?PersonId=12704942 : accessed 11 May 2024). Data:

   Date of Birth:15 Apr 1908

   Place of Birth:Amsterdam

   Date of Death:6 Feb 1945

   Death Place:Zwolle

   Source: Camp Westerbork Memorial - A Name and a Face

2. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231161494/isidoor-polk: accessed May 10, 2024), memorial page for Isidoor Polk (15 Apr 1908–6 Feb 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #231161494, citing Zwolle Kranenburg Begraafplaats, Zwolle, Zwolle Municipality, Overijssel, Netherlands; Maintained by Stefan Meekers (contributor 50567491).
3. ↑ Isidoor Polk, entry in Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database, United States Holocaust Museum (https://www.ushmm.org/online/hsv/person_view.php?PersonId=12704944 : accessed 11 May 2024)