Benjamin Levie was the son of Salomon Benjamin Levie and Rachel Breebaard. He moved to Meppel in 1891 and lived at various addresses in that town. In 1892 he married Grietje Kan, the daughter of Sander Kan and Vogeltje Lezer. Benjamin and Grietje had six children, two of whom died young. Grietje died in 1941 and was buried in the Jewish cemetery on Steenwijkerstraatweg in Meppel. In 1941, Benjamin…