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

David Vos

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022

1. David Vos Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

David Vos
Amsterdam, 27 mei 1899 - Auschwitz, 28 januari 1944

De Joodse David Vos was journalist van Het Handelsblad en begon zijn loopbaan als kantoorbediende. Hij woonde tijdens de bezetting met zijn gezin aan de Christiaan de Wetstraat in Amsterdam-Oost. Hij was lid van de Parool-groep, een verzetsgroep rondom de in de oorlog opgerichte, ondergrondse krant Het Parool. Vos werd in september 1941 opgepakt en opgesloten in het Huis van Bewaring aan de Weteringschans. Om onbekende redenen werd hij naar de strafgevangenis in Scheveningen gestuurd. Via de kampen Amersfoort, Vught en Westerbork werd hij op transport gesteld naar Auschwitz. Drie dagen later werd hij na aankomst meteen in de gaskamers vermoord. Hij liet een vrouw en een dochter na.

(English translation:)

David Vos, Jewish, was a journalist for Het Handelsblad and started his career as an office clerk. During the occupation he lived with his family on the Christiaan de Wetstraat in Amsterdam East. He was member of the Parool group, a resistance group around the war-established Dutch newspaper Het Parool. Vos was arrested in September 1941 and imprisoned in the House of Detention on the Weteringschans. For unknown reasons he was sent to the penal prison in Scheveningen. After being held at the Amersfoort, Vught and Westerbork camps, he was then deported to Auschwitz. Three days later he was murdered in the gas chambers. He left a wife and a daughter behind.

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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG), and the The Holocaust series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 28, 1944.

Location. 52° 22.888′ N, 4° 49.457′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. It is at the intersection of David Vosstraat and Sieg Vaz Diasstraat, on the right when traveling west on David Vosstraat. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Sieg Vaz Diasstraat 1II, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 HV, 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Sieg Vaz Dias (within shouting distance of this marker); Jan van Hanxleden Houwert

David Vos Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022

2. David Vos Marker - wide view

(within shouting distance of this marker); Jan Hendrik van Gilse (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Louis Cornelis Dijkman (about 90 meters away); Maarten van Gilse (about 120 meters away); Hugo Ruys (about 120 meters away); Cornelis de Groot (about 120 meters away); Jan van Gilse (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . David Vos (Joods Monument). (Submitted on October 10, 2022.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.