Ester Mirian Cohen-Roos

Ester Mirian Roos was a daughter of Calmer Roos and Mirian Prins. She married 23 October 1893 in Coevorden Mozes Cohen, butcher by trade and a son of Simon Cohen and Jeannette Oppenheimer. The couple lived in Coevorden and had there four children, namely Simon op 15 November 1893, Mirian op 6 Januari 1895, Jeannette op 17 November 1896 and Jacoba Dina op 13 Januari 1899. 

Mozes Cohen, born 1 June …

The Rietlanden was the shunting yard of the Dutch Railways. In the first months of 1943, many transports left for Westerbork, especially with sick and elderly people, from this shunting yard.

As a prohibited area, "Sperrgebiet", this was the ideal place to deport Jews. No one was allowed to enter without permission and the activities of the Nazis were therefore not noticed. Therefore, the exact nu…