Eijsden in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Eijsden - Gronsveld Holocaust Memorial - De Breuk (“The Break”)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
1. Eijsden - Gronsveld Holocaust Memorial Marker - inscription side
Hoor Israel de Heer is onze G’d, de Heer in één
Ter herinnering aan de Joodse medeburgers, die in 1940/1945 uit Eijsden-Gronsveld zijn weggevoerd om in een onmenselijke duisternis te verdwijnen.
(English translation:)
Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone
In memory of our Jewish fellow citizens who were deported from Eijsden-Gronsveld in 1940/1945 to disappear into an inhuman darkness.
Fanny Blomhof-de Haas · Georges Zeligman Cahnter · Arthur Israël Coopman · Charles Coopman · Josephina Coopman · Regina Hertz-Isaac · Carolina Isaac · Serphine Isaac · Israël Koperenberg · Alexander Markx · Eva Pels-Koperenberg · Bina Schaap Canther · Sigmond Stern
Erected 2001.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 50° 46.643′ N, 5° 42.141′ E. Marker is in Eijsden, Limburg, in Eijsden-Margraten. Memorial is on Prinses Beatrixplein when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Verzetsmonument Eijsden / Resistance Memorial Eijsden (here, next to this marker); Petrus Wolfs (within shouting distance of this marker); Sint Christinakerk / Saint Christina Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Vlucht naar de vrijheid / Flight to Freedom (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Aan de Laak / At the Border Water (about 240 meters away); Von Dorpsstraat tot Diepstraat / From Dorpsstraat to Diepstraat (about 240 meters away); Het Veldje / The Field (approx. half a kilometer away); Opvang Belgische vluchtelingen / Asylum for Belgian Refugees (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eijsden.
Also see . . . Eijsden, De Breuk (National Comité 4 en 5 mei, in Dutch). Short description and explanation of the memorial. Includes a link to the 'Digital Monument to the Jewish Community in the Netherlands' if one wishes to learn more about the individuals listed on the monument. (Submitted on December 20, 2023.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
2. Eijsden - Gronsveld Holocaust Memorial - decorative side and plinth
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
3. Eijsden - Gronsveld Holocaust Memorial - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
