Mozes Cohen

Aaltje Springer was a daughter of Barend Springer and Esther Berklou. She was born on 12 June 1899 in Amsterdam. She married Joseph Leeger on 26 May 1920, born on 31 January 1899 to Elias Leeger and Rebecca Wurms. Aaltje and Joseph had three children, namely Esther, Elias and Bernard Bob. All three children were killed during the Shoah.

The marriage of Aaltje and Joseph did not last; the divorce w…

Mozes is een zoon van Nathan Cohen (A'dam, 15 februari 1888) en Anna Polak (A'dam, 2 mei 1890).

Bron SAA archiefkaart Nathan Cohen 15-2-1888

Nathan Cohen was a craftsman. He was a leather worker, repaired shoes and during the war he made bags and rucksacks which were often bought by people who went into hiding or had to go on transport. Anna Polak sold flowers on the market. Most children of Nathan Cohen and Anna Polak worked in the clothing industry.
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Nathan Cohen and Anna Polak married in 1909. Th…

The only German-style concentration camp that was set up in our country was concentration camp Vught, which was opened in January 1943. The camp had a number of “Aussenkommando’s“ (satellite camps) including Moerdijk. This command was located in the old barracks of the anti-aircraft artillery near the harbour. Fifty S.S. men were appointed as guards and the first prisoners arrived on 26 March 1943…