Plantage in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Defenders of Jewish Children World War II Memorial

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 18, 2017

1. Defenders of Jewish Children World War II Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

aan allen die tijdens de duitse
bezetting hebben geholpen
joodse kinderen voor
deportie te behoeden
1940 1945

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(English translation:)

To all those who helped to protect Jewish children from deportation during the German occupation, 1940-1945.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.

Location. 52° 22.011′ N, 4° 54.658′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Plantage. Memorial is on Plantage Middenlaan just west of Plantage Kerklaan, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Plantage Middenlaan 27, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1018 DB, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Vernieling Bevolkingsregister / The Attack on the Population Register (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Portugees Israëlietisch Ziekenhuis / Portugese Israelite Hospital (about 90 meters away); Hugo de Vries

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(about 120 meters away); De Burcht / The Castle (about 120 meters away); Wertheimpark (about 150 meters away); Adriaan Morriën (about 150 meters away); Auschwitzmonument (Spiegelmonument) / Auschwitz Monument (Mirror Monument) (about 150 meters away); De Hortus (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

More about this memorial. The marker is mounted to the exterior of the National Holocaust Museum, to the right of the entrance.

Also see . . .
1. Walter Süskind (Wikipedia). "Walter Süskind (29 October 1906 – 28 February 1945) was a German Jew who helped about 600 Jewish children escape the Holocaust. He was a member of the Dutch Jewish council (Dutch: Joodsche Raad) during the Second World War." (Submitted on July 27, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)

2. Johan van Hulst, Who Helped Save 600 Children From the Nazis, Dies at 107 (NYT, 4/1/2018). "In the spring and summer of 1943 in Amsterdam, Johan van Hulst was at the center of a daring scheme to save Jewish children from being sent to a concentration camp." (Submitted on July 27, 2018.)

3. Deportations from the Netherlands (Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team)

Defenders of Jewish Children World War II Memorial Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 18, 2017

2. Defenders of Jewish Children World War II Memorial Marker - wide view

. "Overall, 107,000 Dutch Jews had been deported, of whom approximately 102,000 had perished. Probably another 2,000 had been killed, committed suicide or died of privation in Holland itself. The death toll represented almost 75% of the pre-war Jewish population, the highest proportion of Jewish fatalities for all of Nazi-occupied Western Europe. How could this have happened in a country renowned for its alleged tolerance and compassion?" (Submitted on July 27, 2018.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.