Weesp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Weesp Jewish Deportation Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 23, 2022
1. Weesp Jewish Deportation Memorial Marker
Dit was de plaats waar zij de eeuwige en elkaar ontmoetten.
tot ze so maar weg waren
29 april 1942
voormalige synagoge 1840-1942
This was the place where they met the eternal and each other.
Until they were gone April 29, 1942
Former synagogue 1840-1942
Erected 1984.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Synagogues, and the The Holocaust series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 29, 1942.
Location. 52° 18.485′ N, 5° 2.497′ E. Memorial is in Weesp, Noord-Holland (North Holland), in Amsterdam. It is at the intersection of Hanensteeg and Nieuwstraat, on the left when traveling west on Hanensteeg. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Nieuwstraat 3, Weesp, Noord-Holland 1381 CJ, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Machiel Muller (here, next to this marker); Hijman Muller (here, next to this marker); Anna Muller - de Leeuw (here, next to this marker); Barend Brilleslijper (here, next to this marker); Sara Brilleslijper-Boot (here, next to this marker); Levie Brilleslijper (here, next to this marker); Louise Brilleslijper-de Magtige (here, next to this marker); Philip Simon de Vries (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weesp.
Also see . . . The Synagogue in Weesp and Masorti Almere-Weesp (Masorti Almere-Weesp). A history of the synagogue. It is worth noting that the history of the synagogue did not end with the deportation - since 2003 the building has again been put into use as a synagogue.
On the deportation and its aftermath: On 29 April 1942, all the Jews in Weesp were ordered to relocate to Amsterdam to await transport to Westerbork, the Dutch transit camp to the extermination camps. Mr. Bouhuijs, headmaster of a local primary school, was the(Submitted on January 27, 2023.)only person in town to raise his voice against the deportation and as a result he lost his job...After the war ended in 1945, only six people from the Weesp Jewish community survived. They returned to Weesp briefly but settled elsewhere. The Jewish congregation was nonexistent and the synagogue stood idle.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 23, 20222. Weesp Jewish Deportation Memorial - wide view, looking west on Hanensteeg
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 23, 2022
3. Weesp Jewish Deportation Memorial - wider view
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 185 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
