The wedding of Dina Smeer to Semaria (Mario) Gabay from Istanbul on 26 April 1942 in Amsterdam. In the back row from left to right Branca Smeer-Degen, the groom Semaria (Mario) Gabay, bride Dina Smeer, Meijer Smeer (father of the bride), an unknown man and half visible on the right Eva Smeer. The children, brides boy and brides maid are unknown and on the right Isiaias (Sjakie) Degen sitting on the lap of his mother Rebecca Degen-Berger.
Source: Marcus Degen
Sjakie, the first born son of Loutje and Beppie Degen was nearly 3 1/2 years old, when he and his parents were registered in Camp Westerbork on 23 Maart 1943. He stayed with his parents for some days in barack 60 but was deported with them on 6 April to Sobibor. Upon arrival there on 9 April 1943, S…
Louis Degen and Rebecca Berger had two children. One child survived the war by going into hiding.
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In an episode of Hart van Nederland the surviving child speaks about this family.
In addition, a Jokos file (number 32204) on this family is at the Amsterdam Muni…