Abraham Content

Abraham Content, (also known as Albert) was a son of Louis Content and Rebecca Schuitevoerder. Togehther with his parents and brother Marcus (also known as Max), he moved per 29 August 1925 to the Belgian village of Deurne Zuid, Provincie Antwerpen and lived at the address Steenlandstraat 12.
Abraham (Albert) Content was deported from Mechelen to Auschwitz with Convoy 17, which departed on 31 Octo…

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…