Betje Cohen-Nenk

Betje Cohen-Nenk was the widow of Isidor Cohen.
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In addition, Jokos files (numbers 17715, 5887) on this household or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos files reveal that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 12213/6219).

Loods 24 was a port warehouse on the site of the Municipal Commercial Establishments between the Binnenhavenm (Inner port) and the Spoorweghaven (Railway port) in Rotterdam. The shed was used for the storage of tobacco. During the Second World War it was used by the Germans as a meeting place for the deportation of Jews.

In 1941, 11,000 Jews still lived in Rotterdam. Before the war this was 13,000…

With the date of 30 September 1942, it must be taken into account that this is a legal date, established by the Dutch government after the war, but that the actual date of death was not known at that time and may have occurred at an earlier time. From testimonies of  survivors who were familiar with the circumstances there, and others, it has been established that the date of 30 September 1942 sho…