Netahanel Abraham Samuel Cohen

Netahanel Abraham Samuel Cohen was the son of Samuel Cohen and Rosette Witgensteiner. Several days after the German invasion he committed suicide.
Amsterdam Municipal Archives; record card of Netahanel Abraham Samuel Cohen

Nethanel committed suicide together with his wife, Henriette Weinstein, on the 15th of May, 1940. They jumped into the river Amstel, at cemetery Zorgvlied.

When they were found Nethanel was already dead and his wife, Henriette, died a few days later.

Netahanel Abraham Samuel is een zoon van Samuel Cohen en Rosette Witgensteiner. Hij trouwde 17 maart 1904 in Erfurt Dl met Henriette Weinstein (Eisenach Dl, 28 maart 1881).

Nethanel kwam in december 1937 vanuit Erfurt Dl in Amsterdam wonen.

Bron SAA archiefkaart Netahanel Abraham Samuel Cohen 14-3-1872

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