Benjamin Gans leaves the Hollandsche Schouwburg with his bride Debora Kleinkramer after their civil marriage. Jews were no longer allowed to take their civil marriage vows at the city hall. Mozes Heiman Gans, Memorboek. Platenatlas van het leven der joden in Nederland van de middeleeuwen tot 1940 (6e bijgewerkte druk; Baarn 1988) 815
By Royal Decree of 26 February 1814 and at the initiative of King William I, the Nederlands-Israëlitisch Seminarium [Dutch-Jewish seminary] (NIS) was opened in Amsterdam to provide the Jewish communities with rabbis, teachers and other officials. Benjamin Gans was one of the students.
W.G.S. Bornste…