Betje Gans was the daughter of David Gans and Frederika (Fratchen) Schwartz. Her father had a butcher shop at the Wooldstraat in Winterswijk.
Betje Gans had five sisters: Debora, Suzanna, Mathilda Helena Betha Emma and two sisters who survived the war. She was the mother of six children, among whom Johanna Frederika Suzanna.
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Betje Gans was married to Migels Zion. He passed away in 1937.
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For additional information about Betje Zion-Gans and her family see:
Henny Bennink, Bezetting en verzet. De gemeente Lichtenvoorde en de omliggende gemeenten in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (Aalten, 2005) 151
In addition, a Jokos file (number 13566) on this household 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 13504/20316).
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Eibergen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.