Abraham van Coevorden

Herman van Coevorden was a son of Abraham van Coevorden en Rozette Driels. He was born in Groningen on 19 July 1891 and was an accountant by profession. On 15 June 1926 he married Rebekka Levie in Zwolle, who was born there on 8 July 1897 as daughter of Benjamin Levie and Vrouwke Lievendag. Herman and Rebekka had two children, namely Abraham in 1927 and Hartog Benjamin in 1931. However a month aft…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 15392) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 1797/6289).

The Ausnahme-Bescheinigung, the ultimate exemption from deportation.

In the summer of 1943, a very large proportion of Dutch Jews had already been deported. This meant that the right to exist of the Jewish Council had been affected in a proportionate way and that many Jewish Council functions and the associated “Sperres” - exemptions from deportation - were abolished. The last group of Jewish Coun…