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Hetty's
53th birthday dinner
Hetty mails: "Here are some fotos George took of my birthday dinner
last night. Canne, Tina, Calvin and Kim, and George and Glorie all went
out with me and Jim. We had a wonderful time!"
Happy birthday, Hetty, may the next year be one of health, well being
and wishes coming true...
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Rob
Cassuto with birthday friends
And a nice picture taken at Rob's birthday party. First I had in mind
to let it pass but it was Friday 13th, according to Dutch superstition
a day of bad luck, so after all - to keep the demons away - I decided
to invite some friends (Minke, Nico, Renee, Maurice, Pink,Jos, Lille)
and usher in shabbat and the next year of my life together.
Here you see next to me, holding two "challa" loafs of bread,
my friends Nico and Renee.
Renee is a documentary and television maker and with her we three
are busy making half an hour of a radio program for the Dutch Israelite
Congregation. This program is on the occasion of the Purim holiday.
At Purim the custom is to fool each other with kinda practical jokes
(like Dutch "1 April"), so our radio program will be a fake
magazine with all kind of nonsense reports.
It will be broadcasted 7 March.
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 Further
news from Hetty:
This weekend I helped my boss as a volunteer at the Arthritis walk.
Our physical therapy group had a display table and I was the Public
relations girl who answered questions and handed out brochures, etc.
Here is a foto of me volunteering!
love,
Hetty
May 4
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jan.
1. 2004 00.15
Rob and Minke with friends Martin and Anita and daughter Elvi and son
Jasper and some other friend, looking the new year in the eyes
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The american
Cassuto's (children of Ernest and Elly) at the wedding of Calvin and
Kim, Hetty, Marilyn, Ben, Carolyn and George (from left to right) ››
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Ralph
and Geff during Indian restaurant celebration of husband/father Ralph's
50th birthday
Canne and
Tina in Indian restaurant (can't miss, see the Taj Mahal)
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Cassutto reunion with the Flesches
"I
placed the Passaic Family Reunion pics I have on my website"
writes George Cassutto Ezn
Click on http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nj/
You see
pictures of the American Cassuto's, children of Ernest and Elly Cassutto,
gathered with their neighbours from the time they lived in Passaic
(NJ), a period long ago when the family just moved to The States.
I, Rob Cassuto, vaguely remember having seen the Flesches, when I
was in Passaic in 1961 on my trips to New York working as an assistant
in the pantry kitchen on the then still sailing mailboats.
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New
pictures on Page two!
Three different views on Rogier Cassuto.
Click on the samples or go to page
archive 4
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Calvin
and Kim at X-mas |
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Chanukerst
dinner Chez Irene's 25 dec. '03
we kept
the family tradition of coming together at X-mas;
this was the first time without father Max. We gathered at Irene's in
Zoetermeer, Sweet Lake City
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 Minke's
birthday was on the day after X-mas: congratulations and Mazel Tov.
More pictures on her
website |
De urn of father/opa/uncle Max placed in the family
grave
From left:
Ab, Marloes, Rob with urn in his hands, Irene, Hanneke; Rogier took
the picture
 
Earlier we reported:
De urn gaan we
bijzetten in het familiegraf. Dat gaan we doen op vrijdag 14 november
om 15.30 op de begraafplaats Nieuw Eykenduinen, Kamperfoeliestraat,
Den Haag. In ieder geval zijn daarbij Irene en Karel, Ab en mijn persoon.
Het zal een sobere bijeenkomst worden. Daarna gaan we een hapje eten.
Wil je bij deze bijeenkomst zijn , dan ben je welkom, hierbij............
summary in english: the ash of our father/opa/uncle
Max is placed in the family grave Friday Nov. 14th, a sober meeting.
In the meantime this has happened. Indeed it was a sober meeting.
Present were Hanneke, Irene, Ab, Rogier and Marloes.
The weather was not bad. Rob placed the urn (see
above, click to enlarge on the picture) in a hole, digged
beforehand, and we all
filled it up with a shovel. Then Rob said Kaddish.
Afterwards
we sat together in the reception room for more than an hour drinking
coffee and sharing memories.
Then we went to Ab's and observed an old family culinary tradition:
eating a meal of Indonesian food. We then were joined by David who
had caught a serious cold and had excused himself at the cemetary.
Ab showed on his enormous TV-screen a curious recent video tape of
father/opa/uncle Max, sitting in his familiar arm chair, very old
and one could see he was almost not really present anymore in this
world.
View
also the pictures on archive
p. 2
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 George
Cassutto mails:
Hello and Merry Christmas to All,
I just revised the Cassutto Family Web Album at
http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/family/start.htm
AOL: The
Cassutto Family Web Album, Winter 2003 Edition
I hope you will drop by to see us. I pray your holiday season was
merry and meaningful.
My apologies about not sending cards this year. Nevertheless, I always
love hearing from family and friends, so don't be a stranger to the
phone or the keyboard.
Until next time,
George
december 2003
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Tina got the lead as Anne Frank in high school production 
Canne Stewart-Cassutto writes about daughter Tina: Hey everyone, Tina
auditioned and got the lead as Anne Frank in her high school production
of their fall play. She said nothing of mom's story to the director
so she got the part fair and square. I wish you all could come in
November to see it. Love, Carolyn
09 sept
03
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Pictures
of Tina in Anne Frank play (high school production)
Tina in
costume at home
she has real yellow stars on her costume!
It could have been reality if she had been born 70 years ago.
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The
Chanukkah scene. Canne's Chanukkah candle on the table is lit
The cast of
the play. Tina is second from left, the famous diary in her hands |
Michiel
Cassuto ponders on farming in France
He writes: Hier regent het nu eindelijk eens een beetje,
het was zo droog, ik was al aan m'n wintervoer begonnen.
Afgelopen weekend zijn we in de Elzas (F) geweest om de overname van
een
melkkoeienbedrijf te bespreken, heel mooi in de bergen, 25 km. West
van
Colmar. Een boer die zijn bedrijf overgedragen had aan zijn zoon.
De zoon is
twee jaar geleden overleden! Of het wat wordt weet ik nog niet.
English: At last it's raining here now a little bit. It was such
a dry weather I started with the winter fodder. Past weekend we were
in the Elzas, France, to talk over the purchase of a dairy cow farm.
very beautifully situated in the mountains, 16 miles west of Colmar.
A farmer who had transferred his business to his son. The son has
passed away two years ago! I don't know
yet if it's gonna work out
10 sept 03
An
update: It didn't work out....The farmer and his wife appeared
to be in a state of great confusion at a next visit of Michiel. They
couldn't come to a decision and later they didn't respond to a written
summon of Michiel, so the business has been cancelled. But this didn't
detract from Michiels determination to find a good place in this region
of France
(oral communication by his mother Hanneke, Nov. 14)
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Calvin
Haden, son of Hetty Haden-Cassutto
and Jim Haden, married June 28 2003 to Kim.
We see
bridegroom and bride at the reception in Baltimore (USA)
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Hetty
writes:
This was a very memorable and emotional day for me, my family and the
Hadens, and for my brothers and sisters and their family: the Cassuttos,
Stewarts and Chryssovergis' in the USA. I wished so much our parents
and other relatives could have shared it with us. It was so special
to have relatives from Holland, cousin Ab and his son Rogier, there
to witness an American family wedding.
When my son Calvin and I danced to "In My Life", my favorite Beatles
song, it was the high point of the event for me.
Many blessings on the bride and groom for a happy and long married life.
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The Cassutto sisters ››
Calvin
and Kim ››
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Irene
throws away her case!
Irene van Zwol-Cassuto, beloved sister, cousin, aunt, retired from
more then 25 years of teaching household skills. Here we see her throw
away her case, a bit melancholly, but mostly intensely relieved.
for a
photo of Irene and husband Karel click
on ››
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Rob Cassuto
and Minke back from vacation
in France.
See some pics! Click on Minke... ››
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Another marriage! 
The daughter of Hetty Haden-Cassuto, Kelly
and her fiance Mike got married on Aug. 26.
at the beach at Cape Cod.
In spite of hurricane Isabel there was a big cook out party in Massachussetts
on Sept. 20....
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and Mike at their wedding
 
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Marriage party Kelly and Mike
The daughter of Hetty Haden-Cassuto, Kelly and her fiance Mike got
married on Aug. 26. at the beach at Cape Cod. For pictures go to the
archive
A reception party in Massachussetts has taken place on Sept. 20, despite
the hurricane, that ravaged the West Coast.
Mother Hetty writes:
Kelly's new husband is Mike Farrington, she is now Mrs Kelly Haden-Farrington,
they live in Methuen, Mass. They had been engaged for over a year,
and Kelly met Mike personally when she went to Boston on vacation
after she separated from her first husband. First they corresponded
on the computer for awhile. He is a kind and gentle young man and
very good for her!
Mike is a software engineer for Morgan Scientific in New Hampshire,
and Kelly is going to college this year full time for a technical
computer degree in web design and tech support.
She still works for Orthopedic and sports medicine Physical therapy
part time also, doing billing ( same type of work as I do.)
‹‹ parents Hetty and Jim
Mike has two brothers, his dad is retired. His mother passed away
last July.
They have a townhouse and Kelly also volunteers at the Animal shelter
and takes care of lost kittens and cats and gets them ready to be
adopted!
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Hurricane
Isabel harasses eastcoast USA and American family
from Hetty's e-mail:
Hi everyone,
friends, and family:
Just a word to let all of you know we survived Hurricane Isabel. We
lost power around 12:30 am friday. It rained and stormed all day and
all night. Neither Jim nor I could go to work as power was off everywhere.
We were lucky enough to have a generator. Jim thinks of every scenario
so he has had one for a few years, but we never really needed it til
now.
Our basement was flooded, and we could not run the water since we
are on a well.
Jim kept the generator going and he pumped out the basement., Then
he alternated between keeping the freezers and the refrigerator running.
We had flashlights and two lanterns so we were not totally in the
dark. We listened to the battery beach radio all day and all night
and tried to get some rest.
The next morning, we were scheduled to fly to Mass. with Calvin and
Kim ( who were one of the real lucky ones and did not lose power)
to celebrate Kelly and Mike's recent marriage. They were having a
big cook out- party with Mike's family and their friends. I prayed
all night that the power would come back on soon so we would not have
to cancel our trip.
Right after midnight on Saturday, I noticed a light was on in the
downstairs hall.
That meant the power was back! Jim and I jumped out of bed, reset
the clocks and were so thankful. Our prayers had been answered. We
really felt lucky because most of the state is still without power.
Downtown Baltimore was flooded and lots of people lost everything.
George and the kids did not lose power, either.
Carolyn did, but hers came back on a lot sooner than ours did (...)
21 sept 03
from
Cannes mail:
lieve alemaal, Isabel did so much damage in Pasadena and the surrounding
area that Tina and I haven't been to school for three days. Luckily
our house was spared but some of my neighbors don't have roofs on
their house anymore and many beautiful trees were blown right out
of the ground.
The Chesapeake Bay had pollution blown into it but environmentalists
say it could have been worse. Ocean City fared pretty well, Ab, and
David. Not too much beach erosion.
We lost electricity and phone service for 15 hours. You don't know
what a luxury it is just to flick on a light switch until it's gone.
Today is Tuesday and finally I'm back in the health room at school
and Tina will finish out the week and continue rehearsals for Anne
Frank.
Love to all, Canne
23 sept 03
George
mails:
Isabel ravaged our eastern coast. States such as N. Carolina, Virginia,
and Maryland were hit the hardest. My house was without power for
about 12 hours, but there are thousands who are entering their second
week in the dark. Now we know how the people of Iraq feel, and we
don't have their 140 degree (F) heat.
Hope all the Dutch Cassutos are well. I have had a Dutch student in
one of my Civics classes now two years in a row. Good chance for me
to practice my Dutch. Please pass regards on to all of the Cassuto
progeny.
23 sept 03
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Ben
Cassutto celebrated Rosh Hasjana and mailed:
"Liz and I had a wonderful time at our synagogue. Here is a web
link to our synagogue http://www.sonofdavid.org/.It was beautiful
weather and we observe Taschlich at a big park and lake in the DC
area. We will go up again for Yom Kippur, and then we celebrate Sukkot
the Church that we attend in Salisbury, Maryland. They have been celebrating
the Jewish holidays for 10 years now."
He and Liz send their greetings to everyone in the family
28 sept
03
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Good news for Irene! She mails:
Lieve mensen,
Even melden dat ik vandaag mijn darmscopie heb gehad.
De uitslag was gelukkig goed, hoera!
Een hele opluchting zoals jullie zullen begrijpen.
Over 3 jaar hoef ik pas weer terug.
Wie dan leeft, die dan zorgt! liefs van Irene
translation:
dear family
Today I had my colonscopy. I'm happy to share the outcome was
good, hurrah! A big relief as you will understand. Three years and
only then I'm due for the next coltrol. But that' s a care for later!
love
Irene
okt.
14 '03
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Irene and
Karel van Zwol-Cassuto, Christmas days in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, 2003 |
WE
REMEMBER
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include
their souls in the bundle of eternal life
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we remember
George Henricus Cassuto Izn
Dec. 22 1929 - †
Sept. 21 1996, 8
Tishri 5757
interview |
We remember:
Nicky Cassuto
March 26 1996 - † November 21 2002,
16 Kislev 5763
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|  we
remember
Raymonde Valentine (Puck)
Cassuto-van Zuiden
June 28 1921 - † March 4 1998, 6 Adar 5758
view the
Puck
Cassuto-van Zuiden page
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 we
remember Ernest Henricus Cassutto
December
1 1919, Probolinggo (Indonesia),
† March 18 1985, Baltimore (USA), 25 Adar 5745
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we
remember Max Lodewijk Henricus Cassutto
June 16 1915, Pekalongan (Indonesia),
† april 16 2003, The Hague (Netherlands), 14 Nisan 5763, Erev Pesach
retrospective
on his life |
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Elisabeth (Elly) Rodrigues - Cassutto,
April 23 1931, Amsterdam - † May 5 1984, Baltimore,
3 Iyar 5744
more
about Elly and husband Ernest H. Cassutto
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we remember
Robert Cassutto, grandson of
Daniel (alias Theo) 1870-1946, brother to Isaac Cassuto. Daniels son
Theo, married for the second time to Katan, got a son Robert, born
in 1941
June 6 1941, Den Haag - October 3 1944, Auschwitz,
16 Tishrei 5705, Sukkot
I include Robert not only because he was a namesake and a peer of
mine but also as a representant of all the young children of our larger
family, who have been murdered in the Second World War.
Robert died in 3-10- 1944 in Auschwitz. This information is based
on a list of deportation from the Netherlands found in the In Memoriam
- Nederlandse oorlogsslachtoffers, Nederlandse Oorlogsgravenstichting
(Dutch War Victims Authority), 's-Gravenhage
(source: the new database on the Yad
Vashem site)
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 We
remember Hetty Winkel
November 11 1922, Amsterdam - November 30 1943, 3 Kislev,
5704, Dorohusk, Poland
Hetty
Winkel was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 10-11-1922 . Hetty died
in 30-11-1943 in Dorohusk, Poland. This information is based on a
list of deportation from the Netherlands found in the In Memoriam
- Nederlandse oorlogsslachtoffers, Nederlandse Oorlogsgravenstichting
(Dutch War Victims Authority), 's-Gravenhage (courtesy of the Association
of Yad Vashem Friends in Netherlands, Amsterdam)
(source: the new database on the Yad
Vashem site).
But most probably the date of her death is not November 30 but November
3 - she appears to have been murdered during the great slaughtering
of Jewish slave laborers of 3 november- , see the updated information
on the web page dedicated to her,
view her page
on the familysite
In that case her Jahrzeit is: 5
Cheshvan 5704
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†
Deceased: Ferdinanda Hendrika Helia van Zwol-Zuiderwijk, mother
of Karel van Zwol and mother in law of Irene Cassuto. May she rest
in peace. We wish Karel and Irene strength in the difficult times
they are going through.
Nov.
7 2003
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†
Deceased: Johannes van Zwol (1917 - 2004), father to Karel
van Zwol and father in law to Irene Cassuto. May he rest in peace.
We send our condoleances to Karel and Irene.
Febr.
8 2004
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 †
Deceased: Dominicus Cannegieter(1910 - 2004), father to my
friend Minke Cannegieter. May he rest in peace.
Aug.
14 2004
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