Jodenbuurt in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Joods Verzetsmonument /Jewish Resistance Monument

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 24, 2016

1. Joods Verzetsmonument /Jewish Resistance Monument Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

לזכרון לוחמי המחתרת
בשנות ת”ש - תש”ה

Ter herinnering aan het verzet
van de joodse burgers
gevallen in 1940-1945
5700 - 5705

[English translation:]

In memory of the resistance by Jewish citizens, killed in 1940-1945.

Erected 1988.

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

Location. 52° 22.057′ N, 4° 53.933′ E. Monument is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Jodenbuurt. It is at the intersection of Amstel and Zwanenburgwal, on the left when traveling north on Amstel. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: Amstel 1, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1011 PT, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Benedictus de Spinoza (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hendrick de Keyser (about 120 meters away); Doelentoren (about 210 meters away); Elisabeth van Oostenrijk / Empress Elisabeth of Austria (about 210 meters away); Museum Willet-Holthuysen (about 210 meters away); Joseph Rothschild (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Rembrandt (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

More about this monument. The "5700 - 5705" on the marker are the years in the Jewish Calendar corresponding to 1940-45, the years of the German occupation of Amsterdam. The monument was designed by J.J. Glatt.

Also see . . . Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 17, 2016.)

Joods Verzetsmonument /Jewish Resistance Monument - Wide View, Looking West Along the Amstel River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 24, 2016

2. Joods Verzetsmonument /Jewish Resistance Monument - Wide View, Looking West Along the Amstel River

Two sides of the monument have a version (one in Dutch, the other Hebrew) of Jeremiah 8:23 (or 9:1, depending on one's choice of Scripture): Oh, that my eyes were a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for the fallen warriors of my dear people!

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,490 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.