Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Victor Rutgers

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022

1. Victor Rutgers Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Victor Henri Rutgers
's-Hertogenbosch, 16 december 1877- Bochum, 5 februari 1945

Advocaat, gemeenteraadslid, Tweede Kamerlid, fractievoorzitter, onderwijsminister, burgemeester, hoogleraar en rector aan de Vrije Universiteit. Victor Rutgers was een veelzijdig man en zette zich al vóór de oorlog in voor zijn medemens. Zo was hij in de jaren dertig, toen veel Joden Duitsland ontvluchtten, voorzitter van het Protestantsch Hulpcomité voor Uitgewekenen om Ras of Geloof.

Rutgers werd drie keer gearresteerd, maar kwam steeds vrij. Tijdens een mislukte overtocht naar Engeland, om de regering te spreken, werd hij opgepakt door Duitse patrouillevaartuigen. Hij kreeg een straf van twee jaar tuchthuis. Kort voor het einde van, de oorlog overleed hij in de gevangenis van Bochum (Duitsland).

(English translation:)

Lawyer, councilor, Member of Parliament, party leader, minister of education, mayor, professor and rector at the Free University. Victor Rutgers was a versatile man and put himself in the service of others. That's how he was in the thirties, when many

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Jews in Germany had fled, as chairman of the Protestant Relief Committee for Refugees of Race or Faith.

Rutgers was arrested three times, but was released each time. During a failed crossing to England, in an attempt to speak to the government, he was arrested by German patrol vessels. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Shortly before the end of the war, he died in prison in Bochum (Germany).

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 16, 1877.

Location. 52° 22.981′ N, 4° 49.5′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. Memorial is at the intersection of Victor Rutgersstraat and Burgemeester Vening Meineszlaaneszlaan, on the right when traveling north on Victor Rutgersstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Victor Rutgersstraat 34, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 GJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robbert Cijfer (within shouting distance of this marker); Willem Arondeus (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob Melkman

Victor Rutgers Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022

2. Victor Rutgers Marker - wide view

(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Cornelis de Groot (about 90 meters away); Louis Cornelis Dijkman (about 90 meters away); Maurits Kann (about 90 meters away); Anton Struik (about 120 meters away); Jan van Hanxleden Houwert (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Victor Henri Rutgers (Wikipedia, in Dutch). (Submitted on September 27, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.