Binnenstad in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Bethaniëndwarsstraat 15 Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2024
1. Bethaniëndwarsstraat 15 Memorial Marker
Hier woonden in de oorlog
(Here lived during the war)
Isaäc Wagenhuis
Amsterdam, 23 augustus 1885
Auschwitz, 13 november 1942
Maria Wagenhuis - Augurk
Amsterdam, 3 januari 1889
Sobibor, 26 maart 1943
Hartog Wegloop
Amsterdam, 26 februari 1908
Auschwitz, 28 februari 1943
Samson de Vries
Amsterdam. 2 oktober 1911
Sobibor. 9 juli 1943
Rosa Wagenhuis
Amsterdam. 26 november 1912
Sobibor, 11 juni 1943
Sara de Vries-Wagenhuis
Amsterdam, 30 mei 1914
Sobibor, 1 juni 1943
Catharina Wagenhuis
Amsterdam, 25 maart 1924
Sobibor, 1 juni 1943
Isaac de Vries
Amsterdam, 5 augustus 1937
Sobibor, 1 juni 1943
Vergeet hen niet
(Forget them not)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is November 13, 1942.
Location. 52° 22.285′ N, 4° 53.877′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Binnenstad. It is on Bethaniëndwarsstraat, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Bethaniëndwarsstraat 15, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1012 CB, 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: Hartog Wegloop (here, next to this marker); Lucebert (within shouting distance of this marker); Isaak Stopper (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Simon Jacobus Nathans (about 150 meters away); Gerbrant Brederode (about 180 meters away); Peter Schat (about 180 meters away); Joseph Rothschild (about
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Regarding Bethaniëndwarsstraat 15 Memorial. The names, places and dates of death tell the story that the plaque itself is silent about - these persons were all Jews who lived here and were deported to their deaths at either the Auschwitz or Sobibor extermination camps.
Also see . . . Struikelen over de geschiedenis (d’Oude Binnenstad, December 16, 2021). Excerpt (in translation):
Isaac, the head of the family, reported to Westerbork in November 1942, for the Arbeitseinsatz. He thought he would be put to work in a factory and thus had a chance of surviving the war. However, three days later he was put on a transport to Auschwitz where he was murdered on 13 November 1942. A few months later, his wife Maria was called up to report to Westerbork. A week later, she was also put on transport to the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland, where she was murdered in the gas chamber on 26 March 1943, immediately after arrival.(Submitted on November 19, 2024.)
Three weeks later, the young De Vries family – father Samson, mother Sara and 5-year-oldIsaac – were also arrested and taken to the Vught concentration camp. Samson was put to work in the Moerdijk satellite camp. His wife Sara and their son Isaac lived in the children's barracks in Vught. The SS found those children a nuisance. The intention was for the adults to work, and with all those children, that didn't work out very well. That's why they decided to take all the children away in June 1943. The 1,300 children were taken to Sobibor via Westerbork on the infamous children's transport, where they were murdered immediately. The mothers and supervisors were also gassed. Rosa and Sara Wagenhuis were also among them.’Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 20242. Bethaniëndwarsstraat 15 Memorial - wide view
Their youngest sister Catherina was arrested on 26 May 1943 during the last large-scale raid in Amsterdam. She was also shipped to Sobibor via Westerbork and murdered there.’
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
