Biography

About Jozef Cohen

Jozef Cohen was a concert pianist. In july 1942 he was forced to work at one of the Jewish labour camps: 'Het Wijde Gat', near Staphorst. He managed to escape. Friends of his parents offered him a place in Amsterdam for going into hiding. Jozef Cohen was carrying a false personal identification card and went into the streets without the required Jewish star on his cloths. At 2 December 1942 he was arrested by an employee of the Bureau of Jewish Affairs.
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For additional information (in Dutch) see the website Geheugen van Plan Zuid.