Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Transvaalbuurt Monument deportatie Joodse kinderen / Monument to Deported Jewish Children
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2022
1. Transvaalbuurt Monument deportatie Joodse kinderen / Monument to Deported Jewish Children Marker
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Aan het bestuur, leden en kinderen dezer speel tuinafdeling die in de jaren 1940-1945 werden gedeporteerd en niet terugkeerden
In remembrance of the leaders, residents and children of the ward surrounding this playground that were deported in the years 1940-1945 and never returned.
(Marker Number 3.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 52° 21.225′ N, 4° 55.03′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Watergraafsmeer. Memorial is on Joubertstraat, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1091 XN, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Albert Wittenberg (within shouting distance of this marker); Concentratiebuurt / “Concentration”-hood (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Transvaalbuurt Jewish Deportation Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Polderhuisje (Polder House)
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More about this marker. The memorial is in the children’s playground area in the park on the west side of Joubertstraat.
Also see . . . Amsterdam, Oorlogsmonument in de Transvaalbuurt (National Comité 4 en 5 mei, in Dutch).
The history (in translation): The monument in the Transvaalbuurt in Amsterdam was erected in memory of the Jewish schoolchildren who were deported in the period 1940-1945.(Submitted on January 27, 2023.)
Many Jews lived in the Transvaalbuurt who had moved from the old Jewish quarter near Waterlooplein in the 1920s. The houses in the Transvaalbuurt were new; there was heating, running water and indoor plumbing. During the war, the neighborhood was easy to cordon off with the ring canal on one side and the railway on the other. On June 20, 1943, a major raid was held in East Amsterdam. 5,000 Jewish residents of the Transvaalbuurt were removed from theirhomes. Men and women, children and the elderly were taken to Muiderpoort station. There they were taken to Camp Westerbork. The majority of this group of Jews did not survive the war. Every last Thursday in April, the children are commemorated at the monument.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 20222. Transvaalbuurt Monument deportatie Joodse kinderen / Monument to Deported Jewish Children Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
