Elsbeth Aris was born in Danzig on January 18, 1888, to Jewish parents. She married the merchant Alfred Cohn in 1911 and ran a large department store with him in Wartenberg/East Prussia. They had 3 children: Ruth Betty was born in 1912, Georg Joachim in 1914 and Georg Gideon in 1915. In 1936, Elsbeth and Alfred Cohn sold the department store because of the increasing repression; they moved to Berlin to Fregestraße 71. The children were able to emigrate to Palestine or England and to the USA.

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Charlotte Guthmann was born Sept. 17, 1893, in

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Berthold Guthmann was born on June 10, 1924, in

Clara Schlome was born in Janowitz on August 27, 1892, the youngest child of Heinrich Schlome, a lumber merchant, and his wife Auguste, née Frost.

Betty Cohn was born in Frankfurt/Oder on November 20, 1878, the daughter of Selig Cohn and his wife Ernestine née Philippsborn.

Alfred Cohn was born on June 10, 1880 in Stallupönen/East Prussia to Jewish parents. He married Elsbeth Aris, who was also Jewish, in Danzig in 1911. The couple ran a large department store in Wartenberg/East Prussia. During World War I, Alfred Cohn served as an officer; two of his brothers died in combat. Three children were born: Ruth Betty in 1912, Georg Joachim in 1914, and Georg Gideon in 1915. In 1936, the couple sold the department store due to increasing repression and moved to Berlin to Fregestr. 71. The three children were able to flee to Palestine or to England and the USA.