Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Jewish Deportation Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 2025
1. Jewish Deportation Memorial Marker
20 April 1942,
Met de trein van 12.18 zijn de Joden vertrokken naar Amsterdam.
Dagboek van Christina Kerkmeijer-de Regt (1894-1946)
Op bevel van de bezetter,
in onzekerheid gegaan.
Enkelen zijn teruggekeerd.
Deze Hoornse inwoners niet.
April 20, 1942,
The Jews left for Amsterdam on the 12:18 train.
Diary of Christina Kerkmeijer-de Regt (1894-1946)
On orders of the occupier,
they rode into uncertainty.
A few returned.
But not these Hoorn residents:
(name, age, extermination camp, date of death (D/M/Y)
Agsteribbe-Soesan, Cato (31) Sobibor 11-6-1943
Agsteribbe, Hans (6mnd) Sobibor 11-6-1943
Agsteribbe, Louis (31) Auschwitz 31-3-1944
Benima, Frisia Nora (31) Sobibor 11-6-1943
Levenbach, Ernst (44) Auschwitz 2-1-1944
Lφwinger, Max (24) Auschwitz 7-12-1943
Polak, Alexander (61) Sobibor 12-2-1943
Polak, David (58) Sobibor 30-4-1943
Polak, Herman David (22) Auschwitz 31-3-1944
this page online
Polak, Isaac (28) Sobibor 23-7-1943
Polak-Blindeman, Vrouwtje (50) Sobibor 30-4-1944
Spittel, Heinrich Max (25) Auschwitz april 1945
Trompetter, David Gerrit (59) Sobibor 4-6-1943
Trompetter-Bremer, Louisa (62) Sobibor 4-6-1943
Vleeschdraager, Leonardus Herman Yzak (18) Sobibor 2-7-1943
Vleeschdraager-Jacobs, Sara (55) Sobibor 28-5-1943
Erected 2020 by Comitι 40-45 Hoorn.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 20, 1942.
Location. 52° 38.696′ N, 5° 3.248′ E. Memorial is in Hoorn, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is on Stationsweg, on the left when traveling east. The memorial is mounted to the west side of the Hoorn train station. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Stationsweg 3, Hoorn, Noord-Holland 1621 HX, 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: Sint Pietershof (1692) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Claes Stapelhofje / Claes Stapel Almshouse (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ramen 34 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Ramen 1-3 (approx. half a kilometer away); Doelengebouw / Shooting Guild Buildings (approx. half
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 2025
2. Jewish Deportation Memorial - wide view
Also see . . . Opgepakt en weggevoerd: niemand is meer veilig! (Comitι 40-45 Hoorn, in Dutch). Less than a meter away on the same wall as the memorial plaque is a small QR code placed by Comitι 40-45 Hoorn that leads to a page (in Dutch) providing more information. Excerpt from Arrested and taken away: no one is safe anymore!(in translation):
Jews had been in Hoorn for a long time; the first Portuguese Jewish traders arrived here in 1622. A flourishing Jewish community developed in the port and trading city. A synagogue was built on the Italian Zeedijk in 1780, but in the 20th century the number of Jews in the city decreased more and more. On the eve of the occupation, the synagogue was only used on special occasions. When the German invasion became a fact, the Jews of German descent living in Hoorn were immediately transferred to Westerbork. And the synagogue was sold to a member of the NSB during the occupation.(Submitted on March 23, 2025.)
In April 1942, the remaining Jews in Hoorn were forced to leave for Amsterdam, from where they were further deported...
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
