Jacob Stokvisch

Jacob Stokvisch, the son of Abraham Stokvisch and Sara Waas, was born on 16 June 1898 in Antwerp. In addition to being a casual worker, Jacob's father was also a disc sander and therefore regularly stayed in Antwerp with his wife and children. Jacob was the only son in the family of four children. His sisters were Marianne (1892), Roosje (1893) and Rachel (1895), who were still born in Amsterdam.

Just like with the previous departure (of the 12th and 13th convoy of 10 October 1942), the 14th and 15th convoy were formed separately, but they formed one transport. The formation of the 14th convoy, which started on October 10, took 11 days. It consisted of  996 deportees, but only one of them managed to escape before the border. There were also 130 children.

In the 15th convoy, which was forme…

Due to the lack of official documents on the one hand and demonstrable certainty, the Belgian government usually set a date of death of victims between the time of deportation and the end of the Second World War. In the official Belgian Government Gazette, the dates of death were then listed as the transport date of the deportation. The place of death was not mentioned too, as the exact place was …