Raphaël Casoetto

Raphaël Casoetto, son of Mozes Casoetto and Sara Hijmans, married in Antwerp on 31 October 1922 to Marianna Gompers, daughter of Mozes Gompers and Roosje Velleman.
City Archive of Antwerp, wedding register 1922, certificate 898.

Raphaël Casoetto was deported on 31 October 1942 from Mechelen to Auschwitz. The 16th and 17th convoy, which were combined to one transport of in total 1676 persons, arriv…

The 16th and 17th convoy, which have been merged after their depart from Mechelen, deported in total 1676 persons, among them 137 children. For the first time, mass escapes had taken place at the Belgian section of the railroad track; 24 deportees jumped from the rolling train.

This transport was different from the previous one. The deportation of 31 October 1942 mainly concerned men. The convoy w…