De Pijp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Verzet / Resistance: February 19, 1941
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 17, 2023
1. Verzet / Resistance: February 19, 1941 Marker
19 februari 1941
Hier was gevestigd Ijssalon Koco eigenaren waren de duits-joodse vluchtelingen E. Cahn en A. Kohn. Zij vormden samen met vaste bezoekers de knokploeg die zich op 19 februari 1941 daadwerkelijk heeft verzet tegen de duitse bezetter. Cahn werd daarop gearresteerd en als eerste in Nederland terechtgesteld. Deze gebeurtenis werd gevolgd door grote razzia's op 22 en 23 februari onder joodse amsterdammers deze waren mede de aanleiding voor de februaristaking die op 25 februari 1941 uitbrak, als massaal protest tegen de jodenvervolging.
Gedenk de strijd tegen het nazisme en fascisme!
Wednesday
February 19, 1941
The ice cream parlor “Koco” was located here. The owners were the German-Jewish refugees E. Cahn and A. Kohn. Together with regular visitors, they formed the gang that actually resisted the German occupiers on February 19, 1941. Cahn was subsequently arrested and the first to be executed in the Netherlands. This event was followed by major raids on 22 and 23 February on Amsterdam’s
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Remember the fight against nazism and fascism!
Erected 1992.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 19, 1941.
Location. 52° 21.17′ N, 4° 54.18′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in De Pijp. Marker is at the intersection of Van Woustraat and Pieter Aertszstraat, on the right when traveling north on Van Woustraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Van Woustraat 149, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1074 AJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Talma (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Polderhuisje (Polder House) (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Badhuis Diamantbuurt (Public Baths) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Coöperatiehof (Cooperation court) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Huis met de Kabouters / House with the Hobgoblins (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Jan Steen (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Lutma (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
Also see . . . Ijssalon Koco (Joodsamsterdam, in Dutch)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 17, 2023
2. Verzet / Resistance: February 19, 1941 Marker - wide view
Excerpt (in translation): The ice cream parlor belonged to Ernst Cahn (Remagen, July 27, 1889 – Waalsdorpervlakte, March 3, 1941) and Alfred Kohn (Berlin, April 8, 1890 – Auschwitz, April 1945). There was also a branch at Rijnstraat 71-73, the branch Anne Frank tells about in her diary. Ernst and Alfred had fled Germany in the 1930s. The ice cream parlor was very popular with the local residents….(Submitted on July 31, 2023.)
The attitude and harassment by the German occupiers and the NSB led to irritations and Kahn and Cohn formed a gang with a number of regular customers. They sprayed the German police with ammonia gas on Wednesday, February 19, 1941, after they had smashed the windows of this ice cream parlor on February 15. Cahn and Kohn were arrested and Cahn became the first Jew and member of the resistance to be executed in the Netherlands during the occupation (Waalsdorpervlakte, 3 March 1941). Kohn was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ended up in Auschwitz, where he was murdered in April 1945.
Shortly after the arrest, the first raids took place in Amsterdam on 22 and 23 February 1941. At that time 425 Jews were arrested and taken to Mauthausen via Schoorl. The raids led to the February strike.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 17, 2023
3. Verzet / Resistance: February 19, 1941 Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
