David Cohen

David Cohen, born in Doetinchem in 1891, was a religious teacher. He was a son of the rabbinical warden Samuel Cohen and Betje Cohen. He married 6 June 1923 in Winschoten Perlina Hoogstraal, a daughter of Manuel Hoogstraal and Mina de Vries. David and Perlina had no children.

After their marriage, David Cohen and his wife Perlina Hoogstraal stayed in Leek in de province of Groningen, but left for …

As a religious instructor David Cohen was associated to the Jewish Community in Ommen and Avereest (Dedemsvaart). David Cohen was chazan in Dedemsvaart and occasionally also in Hardenberg. In Ommen he was also involved with ritual slaughtering.
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This person is commemorated with a memorial in Dedemsvaart and on a memorial in Ommen. More information on these mem…

David is een zoon van Samuel Cohen en Betje Cohen. Hij trouwde 6 juni 1923 met Perlina Hoogstraal, dochter van Manuel Hoogstraal en Mina de Vries.

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David Cohen and Perlina Hoogstraal moved from Amsterdam to Avereest in 1930. On 2 January 1941 they moved to Ommen. First they lived at Kerkplein 7 but from 11 February onwards they lived at Gasthuisstraat 20. David Cohen and Perlina Hoogstraal didn't have any children.

In March 1943 every Jew in the province Overijssel was ordered to report at camp Vught before 10 April 1943. They could obtain a…