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Herdenk Betsij Cohen

Betsij Cohen

Cuijk, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 39 years

Occupation: Maidservant

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About Betsie Cohen

Betsij Cohen was the daughter of Sara Cohen-Sousman. She was engaged by the Lion family after being prohibited from working for non-Jewish families any longer.
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This person is commemorated on a memorial in Cuyk and on a memorial in Boxmeer. More information on these memorials can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.

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Maurits Lion and his family

The Lion family owned a tannery at 156 Steenstraat, that was run by Maurits and his brother Joseph. His twinsister Theresia (Trees) ran their household.
They were the children of Levi Lion and Rosetta van Leeuwen.
Betsie Cohen and Rolf Blankenstein were employees living with the family.
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