Jozef Meijer, geboren in 1876 in Bedum, was lid van de Societeit De Eendracht aldaar, waarvan hier een vergadering wordt afgebeeld. Met zijn vrouw is hij in Auschwitz omgebracht.
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Bedum. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.
Jozef Meijer was married to Regina Cohen. The couple lived at 13-westzijde Boterdiep in Bedum. In 1909 they had a daughter Lotte, who died in 1936.
Jozef Meijer traded sheep. He was a member of the local De Eendracht society.
At age 13, Regina went to Amsterdam to celebrate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina. She was kicked by a horse from the royal procession and sustained permanen…