Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Bertus van Grouw
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022
1. Bertus van Grouw Marker
Gijsbertus Ludovicus van Grouw
Amsterdam, 5 december 1907- Hamburg, 6 februari 1945
Bertus van Grouw was fel tegen de registratieplicht voor Joden in 1941 en de invoering van de Jodenster in 1942. Hij zette zich in voor de Joodse medemens door onder andere het zoeken naar onderduikadressen en het regelen van valse persoonsbewijzen. Hij werkte sinds 1944 bij het Nationaal Steunfonds, een illegale organisatie die veel verzetswerk financierde, en richtte zich daar met name op de financiële steun aan Joodse onderduikers.
Na zijn arrestatie in maart 1944 werd hij in het Oranjehotel, de gevangenis in Scheveningen, intensief verhoord. Hij overleed in concentratiekamp Neuen- gamme in Hamburg.
In 1951 werd Bertus van Grouw herbegraven op de Eerebegraafplaats Bloemendaal.
Bertus van Grouw was fiercely against the obligation to register for Jews in 1941 and the introduction of the Star of David in 1942. He committed himself to helping Jewish people by, among other things, looking for hiding places and arranging false identity cards.
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After his arrest in March 1944, he was intensively interrogated in the Oranjehotel, the prison in Scheveningen. He died at the Neuengamme concentration camp in Hamburg.
In 1951 Bertus van Grouw was reburied at the memorial cemetery in Bloemendaal.
Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
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 February 6, 1945.
Location. 52° 22.985′ N, 4° 50.21′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. Memorial is at the intersection of Bertus van Grouwstraat and Hendrik Dienskestraat, on the right when traveling west on Bertus van Grouwstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Hendrik Dienskestraat 2, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 AR, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hendrik Dienske (within shouting distance of this marker); Anton Schweigmann (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line);
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022
2. Bertus van Grouw Marker - wide view
Also see . . . De Eerebegraafplaats te Bloemendaal, in Dutch.
Excerpt (in translation): In January 1944 Van Grouw was arrested by the Sicherheitspolizei on suspicion of sheltering Jews. Because the people in hiding had been housed elsewhere shortly before, he was released due to lack of evidence….On March 24, 1944, he was arrested again. He was imprisoned in the so-called Oranjehotel in Scheveningen, where he was interrogated intensively. He was then taken to the Neuengamme concentration camp in Hamburg via camps in Vught and Sachsenhausen. On February 6, 1945 he died in an satellite camp nearby and was buried in a Hamburg cemetery.(Submitted on December 21, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
