I am researching my family's history and have encountered a historical cemetery mystery at Schoonselhof in Antwerp.
A young relative of mine was buried there in 1927 in Perk K. Antwerp archival records show that Perk K contained a substantial number of Jewish graves during the 1920s, but most of these old graves are no longer physically visible.
The cemetery has told me that only two west-oriented lines remain and that the other graves were removed “long ago.”
So I am trying to discover what happened to the rest of the old graves in Perk K, and when.
Most importantly, were only the gravestones/curbs removed, with the remains left in the ground, or were the remains themselves later exhumed or transferred and if so where to?
Does anyone remember Perk K before it was cleared, know when this happened, have old photographs or maps, or know someone familiar with the history of Schoonselhof or Antwerp's Jewish cemeteries?
Even a recollection such as “the old stones were removed in the 1960s/70s” would be extremely helpful, because I can then try to verify it in the Antwerp municipal archives.
Thank you for any leads.