Gerson Gans, a lump sorter, was a son of Elias Gans and Mijntje Schuit. 27 June 1917, at the age of 18 he married in Amsterdam the 19-year old Dina Rodrigues, a daughter of Jacob Rodrigues and Heintje Fransman. The couple had six children, namely Meintje in 1919, Jacob in 1921, Joseph in 1924, Heintje in 1926 en Elias in 1928. March 1923, their son Elias, born in November 1922 died, nearly four mo…