Gerson Gans, a lump sorter, was a son of Elias Gans and Mijntje Schuit. 27 June 1917, at the age of 18 he married in Amsterdam the 19-year old Dina Rodrigues, a daughter of Jacob Rodrigues and Heintje Fransman. The couple had six children, namely Meintje in 1919, Jacob in 1921, Joseph in 1924, Heint…