Rotterdam-West , South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Israëlietisch Oudeliedengesticht / Jewish Old Age Home

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 20, 2024

1. Israëlietisch Oudeliedengesticht / Jewish Old Age Home Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Op deze plaats
stond het gesticht
voor israeliëtische
oude lieden

Op 26 februari 1943 ontruimd door de duitse bezetter.

(English translation:)
At this location stood the Jewish Old Age Home.

Cleared out by the German occupiers on February 26, 1943.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 26, 1943.

Location. 51° 54.9′ N, 4° 27.587′ E. Marker is in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It is in Rotterdam-West. Marker is on Claes de Vrieselaan, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Claes de Vrieselaan 72, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3021 JD, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Branco van Dantzig (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lew Jom Sjoel (about 150 meters away); Het Israëlietisch Weeshuis / The Jewish Orphanage (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Herenhuis / Mansion (approx.

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0.4 kilometers away); Henegouwerlaan (approx. half a kilometer away); Toni Koopmanplein (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Korte Bajonetstraat / “Little Bayonet” Street (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Van Speijkstraat - Jan van Speyk (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rotterdam.

Also see . . . Israëlitisch Oudeliedengesticht (Joods Erfgoed Rotterdam, in Dutch).

Excerpt (in translation): It was at Vrieselaan 70 that Jewish Elderly home was established. It was originally founded in 1837 as a home for the sick and elderly. It was located in various places in Rotterdam, such as on the Hoogstraat until about 1866, on the Houtlaan from 1866 to 1900, and it finally ended up on the Claes de Vrieselaan in 1900. It was located in a large building and also housed a synagogue.

After May 1940, when the synagogues on Botersloot and Boompjes were bombed, this synagogue was used for a while to make up for the loss of the other shuls. The retirement home had the same fate as the Jewish hospital and orphanage.

On February 26, 1943, the hospital, the associated retirement home and the Jewish orphanage on Mathenesserlaan were cleared out by the Dutch WA and the Security
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 20, 2024

2. Israëlietisch Oudeliedengesticht / Jewish Old Age Home Marker - wide view
Service. Two hundred sick, elderly and children plus 61 nursing staff were transported to Westerbork. On March 2 they went from there to Sobibor, where they were murdered on March 5. So after only seven days, everyone except for two nurses from the hospital, was dead.

(Submitted on March 31, 2024.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.