Biography

About Raphael Been

Raphael Been (also known as Felix) was a brother of David Been. He died in Westerbork transit camp.
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Raphael Been was brought to camp Vught on 26 May 1943. On 17 July 1943 he was deported to Westerbork where he died on 1 March 1944 because of an illness that he got in camp Moerdijk (extern kommando camp Vught) Raphael Been died on 1 March 1944 in Westerbork transit camp and he was cremated on 2 March 1944. The urn with his ashes was placed on the Jewish cemetry in Diemen on field C, row 14, grave nr. 20.
Register van joden die in het kamp Westerbork zijn gecremeerd, 1943-1944; archief van de gemeente Westerbork, opgenomen in het archief van de gemeente Midden-Drenthe te Beilen, inv. n 3789