Benjamin Jonas Cohen

Deze kocht in 1780 o.a. een huis aan de Zuidsingel (no.38), dat hij liet slopen om op die plek het bekende “huis met de blauwe ruiten” te laten bouwen.

Dit huis stelde hij in 1786 ter beschikking van Prins Willem V en zijn vrouw Prinses Wilhelmina van Pruisen, in de tijd van de twisten tussen Patriotten en Prinsgezinden.

English: In 1780 he bought, among other things, a house on Zuidsingel (no.38), which he had demolished in order to have the famous "house with the blue windows" built on that spot.

He put this house at the disposal of Prince William V and his wife Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1786, during the time of the quarrels between the Patriots and the Princes

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Benjamin Jonas Cohen-Amesfoort, died 12 Feb 1800 Amsterdam, Muiderberg cemetery: pum Benjamin ben pum Jona Cohen-Amesfoort., son of Jonas Cohen-Amesfoort and N.N. Event: event Feb 1778 Amsterdam Muiderberg cemetery: on 8 Shevat 5538 - unmarried daughter of Benjamin ben Jona Amesfoort.

Married ± 1760 to: N.N. Jacob Jokeb Cohen-Arnhem, died Apr 1765 Amersfoort, Muiderberg cemetery: wife of Benjamin ben Jona Amesfoort, daughter of Jokeb Harnem, died in Amersfoort,

1) Abraham Benjamin Cohen-Amesfoort, birth Amersfoort Married ± 1784 London? to: Elisabeth Gompert, birth London, died 12 Jan 1794 Amsterdam, Muiderberg cemetery: wife of Abraham ben pum mhor"r Benjamin Amesfoort.

2) Rebecca Benjamin Cohen, birth ± Mar 1753 Amersfoort, died 28 Aug 1811 Amsterdam, uiderberg cemetery: on 10 Elul 1811 [30 Aug 1811] - Rebecca bat Benjamin Cohen Amesfoort.

G.A.A. Amsterdam - death registrations: Rebecca Cohen, 58.5 yrs.old, spouse of Levie Oppenheim, born in Amersfoort, daughter of Benjamin Cohen, who lived in Amsterdam. Notifiers: Jonas Daniel Meijer, 31 yrs.old, nephew, member of the judicial court & Abraham David Meijer, 30 yrs.old, cousin, barrister. The deceased was their aunt. (info Dini Hansma) Married before 1794 to: Levie Ziskind Oppenheim, birth ± 1761 Koningsbergen, Prussia, died 3 Jun 1838 Amsterdam, Muiderberg cemetery: Levie/Leib ben Ziskind Oppenheim. Event: was naturalized 5 Dec 1811 Amsterdam assumption of name Oppenheim; then living at Prinsengracht/Weesperstr. 22, with 1 son, Jonas, 16 yrs.old. Event: event FROM 12 Apr 1815 TO 15 Aug 1818 Amsterdam death of children: G.A.A. Amsterdam - death registrations: on 12 Apr 1815 - Jochabeth Oppenheim, 6 months old, daughter of Levie Oppenheim, 56 yrs.old & Rebecca Amselhoven. Notifier: Visser Amsel Amselhoven, 40 yrs.old, uncle. on 14 Oct 1815 - stillborn daughter of Levie Oppenheim, 56 yrs.old & Rosa Amstelhoven. on 15 Aug 1818 - stillborn son of Levie Oppenheim, 58 yrs.old & Roza Amstelhoven. (info courtesy of Dini Hansma)

3) Marianne Benjamin Cohen Married ± 1780 Amersfoort? to: David Abraham Meijer Rintel

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Benjamin Cohen

• Born July/Aug. 1725, Amersfoort. Died 10-1-1800, Amsterdam.
• Buried Muiderberg. Grower of tobacco, salesman, managed the pawnshop Amersfoort, banker in opportunities for Frederik of Prussia. Married three times.
• First wife cousin, Eva Cohen

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Said to be "undoubtedly the predominant jewish personality during the second half of the eighteenth century" by Joseph Michman in Dutch Jewry during the Emancipation Period.

Undoubtedly the predominant Jewish personality during the second half of the eigtheenth century" as described by Joseph Michman in "Dutch Jewry during the Emancipation Period 1787-1815, Amsterdam 1995