Nico Albert Kan was a son of Izak Kan and Rachel Kaufman. He was born 16 November 1911 in Goor (province of Overijssel) and was the eldest of the two children of Izak and Rachel Kan. Two years later, in 1913, Nico’s sister Johanna Julia was born. Nico’s parents lived in Goor till they moved to Rotterdam in 1930.
Nico’s father was a merchant but travelled also for Messrs. Disco import and export to…