Valkenburg in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Valkenburg Holocaust Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 28, 2024
1. Valkenburg Holocaust Memorial Marker
5700/1940 5705/1945
(Hebrew text not transcribed)
Van de leden der Ned. Isr. Gemeente Valkenburg allen inwoners der Gemeente Valkenburg Houthem die niet uit de duitse concentratiekampen zijn teruggekeerd
Jos. Benedik · Bertha Benedik · Walter Benedik · Elise Benedik · Erna Benedik · Mathilde Benedik · Rob. Benedik · Rud. Benedik · Daniel Cahn · Elise Cahn · Bertha Cahn · George Cahn · Alb. Cahn · Karel Cahn · Louis Cahn · Moses Eisenberg · Marja Eisenberg · Wed. Cohen · Frits Cohen · Rose Cohen · Moses Friezem · Sette Friezem · Ferd. Gottschalk · Joh. Gottschalk · Rud. Gottschalk · Jos. Ginsberg · Wed. H. Hertog · Kurt Hirschberg · Jacq. Hannef · Is. DeJong · Liena DeJong · Jos. Jacobs · Julia Jacobs · Jacq. Jacobs · Sally Jacobs · Ester Kopf · Frida Kopf · Serv. Soesman · Emma
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Erected 1955 by Bestuur der Ned. Isr. Gemeente Valkenburg.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 50° 51.671′ N, 5° 49.533′ E. Memorial is in Valkenburg, Limburg, in Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is on N590, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is mounted to a retaining wall by the Jewish section of the municipal cemetery. There is a gate nearby, but it might be easier to enter the cemetery from the gate on the eastern side, as there is some parking. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: N590, Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 BT, 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: 19e eeuws klooster / 19th Century Convent/Monastery (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Gemeentegrot als schuilplaats / Municipal Cave as Shelter (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gemeentegrot / Municipal Cave (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Strijd om de bevrijding / Battle for Liberation (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Karel Cahn
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 28, 2024
2. Valkenburg Holocaust Memorial - wide view
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Also see . . .
1. Jewish Memorial General Cemetery Valkenburg (Traces of War).
Excerpt: On 11 September 1955 this memorial stone was placed on the Jewish cemetry near the Cauberg commemorating the deported and deceased Jewish inhabitants of Valkenburg. Jan Diederen writes in the book 42 Jewish people of Valkenburg were rounded up and killed: Not all records are correct. For example Erna Benedik was not deported from Valkenburg but from Amsterdam together with her husband Theo Sachman. The widow Henriλtte Hertog-Berlin has survived the war and died a natural death. The name Jacq. Hannef has not only been spelled incorrectly - it should be Jacob Hanft but he did not live in Valkenburg but in Dolberg near Klimmen. It is confusing that all married women are mentioned with their husband's names and not also their maiden names. Also the victims Eva Cok de Wilde and Alice Gebhart-Rosenwald, which were also deported from Valkenburg were not mentioned on this memorial stone." In the above-mentioned book (ISBN 978-90-805499-3-7) you can find the correct and more extensive data in the Valkenburg and Benedik tables.(Submitted on May 31, 2024.)
2. Omgekomen Joden (Stichting Struikelstenen Valkenburg). Stichting Struikelstenen Valkenburg provides a list of all those in Valkenburg for whom a Stumbling Stone (Stolperstein in German, or Struikelsten in Dutch) has been provided. The list is mostly consonant with the names on the memorial. (Submitted on May 31, 2024.)
3. Jewish Monument (Liberation Route Europe). (Submitted on June 6, 2024.)
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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