Abraham Canes. Amsterdam 11-08-1918 / Hartheim 11-08-1941. Zoon van Mozes Canes en Betje Barmhartigheid. Marktkoopman. Op zaterdag 22 februari 1941 in Amsterdam opgepakt en weggevoerd naar concentratiekamp Buchenwald. Op 11-08-1941 (zijn verjaardag) in de gaskamer van Slot Hartheim vermoord.
Abraham Canes had established himself as a market vendor in October 1940 in Vlissingen. In 1950 a death certificate was drawn up of him in Goes.
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This person is commemorated on a memorial in Middelburg. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) …
On 22 and 23 Febuary 1941, raids took place in Amsterdam, in which 390 Jewish men were arrested and deported. Only two of them survived. A recent investigation has shown that more than 100 men were gassed in Hartheim Castle, while Mauthausen was established as the official place of death.
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 6130) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.