Rosa Roosnek. Photo from October 1941 - the dossie of foreigners of the Municipality of Berchem, no. 25594 for Rosa Roosnek
Source: Felix Archive Antwerp.
Rosa Roosnek, born on 8 August 1909 in Berchem (Antwerp), was a daughter of Salomon Roosnek and Rebecca Dreese. She was unmarried and lived at home with her parents at Bacchuslaan 9 1 st floor in Berchem. Her father was a diamond polisher, who was born on 13 April 1877 in Amsterdam but passed away i…
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