Op de achterste rij de twee broers Nathan en Benjamin Smeer. Geheel rechts in de zwarte jurk hun zusje Betje Smeer. Vooraan met bloemetjesjurk Betje Gazan-Berg. Links naast haar David Isaäk Geerts Gazan. (bron: www.erfgoedrijssenholten.nl)
Gompert Gazan, mostly known as Herman, was a son of Philip Gazan and Hendrina Schlosser. He was a kosher butcher by trade, the only one in Holten. On 30 August 1916 he married there Betje Berg, a daughter of Abraham Berg and Dina Pagrach. The couple had ten children, namely Abraham (known as Bram), …
In addition, Jokos files (numbers 3527, 3528) on this family or other family members are at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
A memorial in Holten commemorates the Jewish victims of this town. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.