Jordaan in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Februaristaking / February Strike
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 7, 2023
1. Februaristaking / February Strike Marker
‘s avonds om 6 uur,
spraken leden van de toen verboden
Communistische Partij van Nederland
hier 250 medeburgers toe.
Zij riepen op tot een proteststaking tegen het wegvoeren van 400 joodse Amsterdammers door de duitse bezetter. De volgende ochtend brak de februaristaking uit.
On Monday, February 24, 1941, at 6 o'clock in the evening, members of the then banned Communist Party of the Netherlands spoke (here) to 250 fellow citizens.
They called for a protest strike against the deportation of 400 Jewish Amsterdammers by the German occupier. The February Strike broke out the next morning.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Labor Unions • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 24, 1941.
Location. 52° 22.772′ N, 4° 53.198′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Jordaan. Marker is at the intersection of Prinsengracht and Noordermarkt, on the left when traveling north on Prinsengracht.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Comenius (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Réné Descartes (approx. half a kilometer away); Dominicuskerk / Dominican Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Willem van Oranje-Nassau / William the Silent (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Tjitte Jonker and Jannetta Cornelia Jonker-Clauzer (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Anne Frank Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Nico (Niek) Engelschman 1913-1988 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Drie Generaties Blaeu / Three Generations of Blaeu (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
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Also see . . . February strike (Wikipedia).
Overview: The February strike (Dutch: Februaristaking) of 1941 was a general strike in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. It was organized by the outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defence of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti-Jewish measures and the activities of the Nazism in general.(Submitted on February 19, 2024.)
The direct causes were a series of arrests and pogroms held by the Germans in the Jewish neighbourhood of Amsterdam, the Jodenbuurt. It startedon 25 February 1941 and lasted for two days. On 26 February, 300,000 Amsterdam people joined the strike. The strike was harshly suppressed by the Germans after three days.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 7, 20232. Februaristaking / February Strike Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here on the south side of the Noorderkerk.
Although the February strike is considered to be the first public protest against the Nazis in occupied Europe, it was quickly suppressed. There was no major citizen action public action after the top Nazi official, Reichskommissar Seyss-Inquart, warned the Dutch public that there would be draconian consequences...
image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, February 25, 1941
3. Strike! Strike! Strike! mimeograph
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 56 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
