According to the "Sterbebücher" (death records) of Auschwitz, Sophia Gokkes was murdered there on 29 August 1942. This date is different from the official date of death as determined by the Dutch Ministry of Justice after the war. For the time being, the website joodsmonument.nl, list only the dates…
The husband of Louisa van Geuns, Joseph Gokkes was born on 26 November 1898 as the son of David Gokkes and Rachel Rimini. He was the third of the five children in that family. His parents and his two older brothers, Jacob and Simon, then lived at Dijkstraat 16 in Amsterdam. Afterwards, two more chil…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 50901) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting …