Simon Gokkes

Amsterdam, – Auschwitz,

Reached the age of 45 years

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About Simon Gokkes

Simon Gokkes taught harmony and theory of music at the Amsterdam conservatory. He also composed music, mainly Jewish religious music. Addition of a visitor of the website

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op gahetna.nl staat een mooie foto van Simon, http://proxy.handle.net/10648/ae326962-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84

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Kaddisj van Simon Gokkes

Tijdens de Nationale Hannie Schaft herdenking op 29 november 2015 in de Grote of St. Bavokerk in Haarlem heeft sopraan Irene Maessen, begeleid door pianiste Reinild Mees, een indrukwekkende uitvoering gegeven van Gokkes' 'Kaddisj'.

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Simon Gokkes and his family

Before the war Simon Gokkes’s family lived at Bronkhorststraat 48 in the south district of Amsterdam. His father Simon worked nearby, at the conservatory. In the war, the family was forced to move to the ‘Jewish neighbourhood’ near the Nieuwmarkt. They were deported from the address in Tilanusstraat…

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The address of Simon Gokkes

Tilanusstraat 78 I, Amsterdam Visit location page

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