1884, a nice menu



The menu of the marriage party of Mozes Winkel with Ester Content speaks for itself!

1915, from the babybook: a crisis with baby Max Cassuto

after the birth of Max Cassuto in 1915, Pekalongan, on the isle of Java, his mother Lien Cassuto-Winkel kept a baby book; on page 2 - see above - she describes the food crsis with the two month old baby Max; he didn't accept the food from mother and the porrodge prescribed by the doctor and mother travels woth the baby to the bog City Semarang to consult a specialist. She stayed with her sister Annie who apparently to lived in Indonesia in the town of Semarang.
In the baby book story she adresses herself as it were personally to to Max.

1943, a request refused



Out of George Cassuto Izn's blue suitcase came this letter; no doubt it is an answer to his father Isaac Cassuto Mzn's reguest to the writer to help him in the distressful situation of hiding for the Germans; probably the necessity of finding refuge for him and his family.

The text is (Dutch): Hilversum 26 October 1943
Beste Mijnheer Mevrouw Laurens*, Ik ontving Uw brief van 24 dezer en het spijt mij U te moeten mededelen dat ik niet aan uw verzoek kan voldoen. De omstandigheden voor mij zijn uiterst moeilijk; mijn bedrijf is gesloten en mijn diverse verplichtingen elders baren mij reeds grote zorgen. U zult wel begrijpen dat mijn antwoord op Uw vraag het gevolg is van uiterste noodzaak. Onnodig te zeggen dat zulks mij heel zwaar valt maar het kan niet anders! Met onze beste wensen voor U allen, van Sloten (?not clear)

Summary in English: Writer informs mr. and mrs. Laurens*, that he can't meet the request done in Cassuto's letter (probably a request for refuge), to his great regret, because his business has been closed and various other obligations are weighing heavily on him.

*Laurens: the false name the family Cassuto assumed on their forged ID-cards to mislead the Germans, other sources mention the name of Laurens Qivooy.

1945, an offer not accepted



So six days after the liberation Ies Cassuto wrote to the government that he was at their disposal for accepting a post in Holland or Indonesia. He was still at his last hiding place in Nieuw Vennep.
Somewhat later after the polite letter above he received the message they would not make use of his offer for he was too old. The circumstances of this period are nicely recounted in
George Izn's Spielberg interview
below the cover of the letter above