Osdorp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Jan Goldschmeding
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
1. Jan Goldschmeding Marker
Amsterdam, 23 februari 1921 - Wormerveer, 11 oktober 1944
Samen met Cornelis Dijksterhuis en nog drie anderen werd Jan Goldschmeding op 11 oktober 1944 geλxecuteerd door de Duitse bezetter. Hun executie was een vergelding voor het doodschieten van politieman Jan Willem Bouwens door het verzet. Goldschmeding was student theologie aan de Vrije Universiteit. 'De stemming in ons land is buitengewoon goed te noemen', schreef hij in zijn dagboek. Snel daarna sloeg die stemming om. Goldschmeding raakte betrokken bij het christelijk verzet rond de krant Trouw. Zijn naam staat op een monument in Wormerveer en op een plaquette in de Pauluskerk in Amstelveen. In deze plaats is ook een plantsoen naar hem genoemd, waar een groot portret van hem is geschilderd.
Together with Cornelis Dijksterhuis and three others, Jan Goldschmeding was executed by the German occupiers on October 11, 1944. Their execution was in retaliation for the shooting death of police officer Jan Willem Bouwens by the resistance. Goldschmeding was a theology student at the Vrije Universiteit. "The mood in our country is extremely good," he wrote in his diary. Soon after that the mood changed. Goldschmeding became involved in the Christian resistance around the newspaper Trouw. His name is on a monument in Wormerveer and on a plaque in the Pauluskerk in Amstelveen. There is also a public garden named after him in that town, where a large portrait of him also has been painted.
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1944.
Location. 52° 21.032′ N, 4° 47.14′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Osdorp. It is on Jan Goldschmedingstraat, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Anton Hφlzelsingel 30, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1069 PP, 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 the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anthoon Koejemans (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Anton Hφlzel (about 90 meters away); Cornelis Dijksterhuis (about 120 meters away);
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
2. Jan Goldschmeding Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Jan Goldschmeding (4en5 mei Zaanstad). (Submitted on May 4, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
