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 n…
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), Sand…
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.