RG-119 Betty Cohen Collection | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Collection Overview

Title: RG-119 Betty Cohen Collection

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement: The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by RG identifier as assigned by the processor.

Subjects: family artifacts, Family photo-documents, Hiding, Holland (Netherlands)

Languages: Dutch;Flemish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group is comprised of 31 documents, mostly photographs, which are only available digitally, as the items were temporarily loaned to the museum by Holocaust survivor Betty Cohen. They are mostly photographs, some letters and drawings that are personally significant to the story of Betty Cohen and her family. They include love letters from her future husband, photos of her deceased relatives, drawings made by her brother while in hiding and pictures from her post-war life.

Collection Historical Note

Three generations of Betty Cohen’s family lived near Amsterdam in the Netherlands in a predominantly Jewish area. The Nazi’s invaded Holland in 1940 and the state fell in 5 days. Cohen and her relatives were forced into hiding before being discovered and deported. These mementos are all that remains of several members of her family.

Subject/Index Terms

family artifacts
Family photo-documents
Hiding
Holland (Netherlands)

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Acquisition Source: Betty Cohen

Box and Folder Listing

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-119.01 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942, 1942

Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam,1942.

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-119.02 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942 Part 1, 1942

First part of letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, writen in Amsterdam in 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); family artifacts; Family photo-documents

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-119.03 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942 Part 2, 1942

Second part of letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); family artifacts; Family photo-documents

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-119.04 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 1, 1940

First part of letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, written in Amsterdam, 1940.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); family artifacts; Family photo-documents

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-119.05 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 2, 1940

Second part of letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, written in Amsterdam, 1940.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-119.06 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 1, 1942

First part of letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-119.07 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 2, 1942

Second part of letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-119.08 Envelope Loveletters from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam

Envelope containig loveletters from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, from Amsterdam, date umknown.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-119.09 Photograph, Betty and Al Cohen Smiling, Post-War

Photograph taken after the war of Betty and Al Cohen smiling.

Subject/Index Terms:: Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-119.10 Betty and Al Cohen with Child and Car, Post-War

Photograph taken after the war of Betty and Al Cohen standing with a child infront of a car.

Subject/Index Terms:: Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-119.11 Photograph, Betty Corper and Brothers, Israel and Jacob, Holland

Photograph of Betty Corper and her brothers, Israel and Jacob, taken before the war in Holland.

Subject/Index Terms:: Family photo-documents; family artifacts; Holland (Netherlands)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-119.12 Photograph, Israel Corper and Friends, Holland, Prewar

RG-119.12 Photograph taken in Holland before the war of Israel Corper, Betty's brother, and his friends.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-119.13 Photograph, Israel Corper and Hertl Corper Practicing Gymnastics, Holland, Prewar

Photograph of Betty's brother and sister-in-law, Israel and Hertl Corper practicing gymnastics in prewar Holland.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-119.14 Photograph, Israel and Hertl Corper Dressed in Costume for a Party, Holland, Prewar

Photograph of Betty's brother and sister-in-law, Israel and Hertl Corper, dressed in costume for a party in prewar Holland.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-119.15 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar

Photograph of Israel Corper, Betty's brother, at a Costume Party in prewar Holland.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-119.16 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar

Photograph of Betty's brother, Israel Corper at a Costume Party in prewar Holland.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-119.17 Israel Corper and Hertl Corper at their Wedding, Hilversum Prewar

Photograph of Israel Corper and Hertl Corper at their Wedding in Hilversum before the war.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-119.18 Israel and Sanna Hamel Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary, Holland, 1936, 1936

Israel and Sanna Hamel, Betty's grandparents, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Holland, 1936.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-119.19 Israel and Sanna Hamel Feeding Pigeons, Holland, Prewar

Photograph of Betty's grandparents, Israel and Sanna Hamel, feeding pigeons in prewar Holland.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-119.20 Photographs for Identification Papers of Betty's Family, Israel and Sanna Hamel, Jacob Corper, Israel and Hertl Corper, Hilversum, 1940, 1940

Photographs of Betty's family, Israel and Sanna Hamel, Israel and Hertl Corper, and Jacob Corper, taken for identification papers in Hilversum, 1940.

Subject/Index Terms:: Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-119.21 Israel and Hertl Corper on their Wedding Day, Hilversum, 1940, 1940

Photograph of Israel and Hertl Corper on their wedding day in Hilversum, 1940.

Subject/Index Terms:: Family photo-documents; family artifacts; Holland (Netherlands)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-119.22 Drawing of Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944

Drawing of the family's hiding place in Hilversum by Betty's brother, from between 1942 and 1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Hiding

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-119.23 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944

Drawing of the Building Across from the family's hiding place in Hilversum by Betty's brother between 1942-1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Hiding; family artifacts; Holland (Netherlands)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-119.24 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944

Drawing of teh building across from teh family's hiding place in Hilversum, done by Betty's brother between 1942-1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); family artifacts; Hiding

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-119.25 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944

Drawing made by Betty's brother while hiding in Hilversum, 1942-1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Hiding; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-119.26 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944

Drawing made by Beddy's brother while hiding in Hilversum, 1942-1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Hiding; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-119.27 Photograph, Corper Family Dog, Holland, Prewar

Photograph of the Corper family dog, date unknown.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-119.28 Photograph, Gerri, Elizabeth, and Al Cohen, Holland, Prewar

Photograph of Gerri, Elizabeth, and Al Cohen (Betty's future husband), taken in Holland before the war.

Subject/Index Terms:: family artifacts; Family photo-documents; Holland (Netherlands)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-119.29 Photograph, Betty Cohen at the Beach

Photograph of Betty Cohen at the beach, date unknown.

Subject/Index Terms:: Family photo-documents; family artifacts

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-119.30 Photograph, Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum

Photograph of the building across from the family's hiding place in Hilversum, as featured in Betty's brother's drawings.

Subject/Index Terms:: Hiding; family artifacts; Family photo-documents

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-119.31 Identification Papers of Betty Corper, Holland

Identification Papers of Betty Corper while in Holland.

Subject/Index Terms:: Holland (Netherlands); family artifacts; Family photo-documents