Simon Benninga

Simon Benninga was a cattle dealer. He and Izaak de Vries were the board members of the Jewish congregation in Winsum. On 10 July 1940 the congregation board sold the synagogue in Winsum to the Moderne Winsumer Bestuurdersbond (a labour federation). In 1942 Simon Benninga was sent to a labour camp near Sneek. On 3 October 1942 the men from that camp were transferred to Westerbork, while the famili…

Israëls

The grandparents of David Israëls (1882) were Mozes Sanders Israëls and Rachel Levie de Vries. They had seven children, namely Rebekka (married to Calmer van der Kleij), Kaatje (died in 1849 at the age of 8 years), Judith (married to Salomon Isak Cohen), Eltje (Married to Salomon Gans), Sander (married to Hanna Gans), Levie  (married to Grietje Gans) and again a Kaatje who was married to J…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 54494) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

Zij woonden niet op Molenstraat nr 6, maar naast hun moeder/oma Kaatje Molenstraat 27. (bron: artikel De Benninga's van Noach Benninga in het boek van C.A. van der Berg). Wij wonen sinds 22 jaar op nr Molenstraat 8. Tot 1986 nr 8 en 8a, daarvóór Eenrum A 124. .