Catharina Messcher-Gans

During the war, Catherine Messcher-Gans got an offer from a befriended skipper to help her and her children flee from Harlingen. She declined the offer because her husband, Levie Messcher, had just been arrested. She wanted to await his release.
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This person is commemorated on a memorial in Harlingen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) o…

De ouders van Catharina zijn Eliazer Gans (geb. 29-07-1851 in Aduard - overl. 09-07-1940 te Franeker) en Hanne Israëls (geb. 10-01-1862 te Zuidhorn - overl. 07-08-1932 te Aduard). Eliazer Gans was veehandelaar. Eliazer en Hanne trouwden op 13 mei 1897 in Zuidhorn

In addition, Jokos files (numbers 30323, 54295) on this family 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 3695/18966).