Benjamin Mozes Cohen

This person is commemorated on a memorial in Borger. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.

Benjamin Mozes Cohen was married to Naatje Korper. They had twins (Koosje and Vrouwkje) and a daughter Diena. The family lived in Douwen across from the Vos garage. Their house was known as the 'Jeud'n hoes' (Jew house). The Cohens were poor. Other villagers sometimes gave Naatje hand-me-downs for her children. She would stop by the giver to show off the new acquisition. Koosje and Vroukje were me…

Aan de Hoofdstraat 21 in Drouwen wonen Benjamin Mozes Cohen, geboren in Borger op 16.8.1874 en Naatje Korper. Naatje is geboren in Amsterdam op 17.3.1886, op 21.8.1918 trouwt ze daar met Benjamin. Benjamin overlijdt op 22.10.1942 in Auschwitz, Naatje overlijdt op 19.10.1942 in Oswiecim (Polen)

Het echtpaar krijgt 4 kinderen in Drouwen:

• Koosje op 30.3.1920 om  09.30 uur. Overleden 19.10.1942 in Po…