Erich Kohnke

Erich Kohnke was conductor of the Chemnitz Opera House. He fled to The Haque together with his first wife, Lotte. With his second wife, Helene Leyens, he lived in Amsterdam en Hilversum. The couple had a child that survived the war.
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This person is mentioned in a CABR document of the Dutch Nationaal Archief. The CABR contains detailed information concerning th…

Aangrijpende, ontluisterende reconstructie van de Hollandse onderduiktijd van de joodse baby Anneke Kohnke (1940), die nu in Amerika leeft. Na de oorlog wordt haar leven bepaald door schuldgevoelens, verpletterend stilzwijgen en een gebrek aan herinneringen. Met behulp van interviews, archieffilmpjes van het leven in Nederland onder de bezetter, oude familiefoto's en een vertelstem bouwt regisseur…

The Kohnke family had good contacts with the Frank family. In 1940 the couple had a child that survived the war by going into hiding.
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For more information on the kohnke family, see the website Amherstdaily.com.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 55754) on this person is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting J…