Biography

About Erich Terhoch

Erich Terhoch and Rebekka Spanjar married at Westerbork transit camp on 11 February 1943. He was a farmer by trade, and a son of cattle dealer Julius Terhoch and Sophie Meier. Rebekka Spanjar, a nurse, was a daughter of cattle dealer Levie Spanjar and of Heiltje Cohen. Ephraim Roozendaal, brother-in-law of the bride, and Walter Terhoch, brother of the bridegroom, served as witnesses at the wedding. They signed the marriage certificate.
Record of marriage certificates of the Westerbork municipality, currently at the archives of Gemeente Midden-Drenthe in Beilen


A memorial in Losser commemorates the Jewish victims of this town. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.