Bernard Cohen

Amsterdam, 13 February 1923 Auschwitz, 31 August 1944 Reached the age of 21

Bernard Cohen was involved in the resistance. His name appears on the NIOD Honour Scroll (NIOD, Erelijst Verzet en Koopvaardij))

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Bernard Cohen was arrested in the train going from Rotterdam to Amsterdam in late March or April 1944. Hij had fake identitycards and foodstamps on him to be delivered to other people who had went into hiding. Because of his illegal activities, Bernard Cohen was detained in Westerbork in the penalty block. Shortly afterwards he was deported to Auschwitz.

• Activities directed against the forces of Nazi occupation.

Forms of resistance included helping those who were persecuted go into hiding, printing and distributing underground newspapers, performing acts of sabotage and all minor and major acts against the occupation policy. Several resistance groups existed in the Netherlands, including the Landelijke Organsatie voor Hulp aan Onderduikers (LO) and the affiliated Landelijke Knokploegen [national squads of thugs] (LKP); the NV group, Kriterion, the Utrechts Kindercomité [Utrecht children‘s committee], the Trouw group, the Ordedienst (OD), the Oranje Vrijbuiters, De Nederlandse Volksmilitie [Dutch popular militia], the Westerweel group, the Gerritsen group, CS-6, the Raad van Verzet [resistance council] and the artists‘ resistance, in which Gerrit van der Veen was a key operator.

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