During the war, Catherine Messcher-Gans got an offer from a befriended skipper to help her and her children flee from Harlingen. She declined the offer because her husband, Levie Messcher, had just been arrested. She wanted to await his release.
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This person is commemorated on a memorial in Harlingen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.
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