Monnickendam in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Monnickendam Jewish Deportation Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 19, 2025

1. Monnickendam Jewish Deportation Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1 mei 1942

De Joodse stadsgenoten weggevoerd en vermoord in Sobibor en Auschwitz

gedenk

(Hebrew not transcribed)

1 May 1942

The Jewish fellow citizens deported and murdered in Sobibor and Auschwitz

remember

Erected 2005.

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.

Location. 52° 27.588′ N, 5° 2.136′ E. Memorial is in Monnickendam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), in Waterland. It is at the intersection of Noordeinde and Nieuwesteeg, on the right when traveling north on Noordeinde. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Noordeinde 16, Monnickendam, Noord-Holland 1141 AM, 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: “De Vergulde Eenhoorn” / “The Gilded Unicorn” (within shouting distance of this marker); R.K. Parochiekerk H.H. Nicolaas en Antonius / Sts. Nicholas and Anthony Parish Church (within shouting distance of this

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marker); B.A.A. Smeeman (within shouting distance of this marker); Speeltoren / Bell Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Andries Witmond (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Benjamin Witmond (within shouting distance of this marker); Doopsgezinde Vermaning / Mennonite Meeting House (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Leo Hordijk Memorial (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monnickendam.

Also see . . . Monnickendam (Joods Cultureel Kwartier). Excerpt:

Under the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War the remaining Jews of Monnickendam were forcibly removed to Amsterdam from whence they were deported to Nazi death camps and murdered. Only a few of the Jews of Monnickendam returned from the camps alive or managed to escape deportation by going into hiding.

(Submitted on April 3, 2025.)

Deportation Memorial Menorah - זכור image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 19, 2025

2. Deportation Memorial Menorah - זכור

This stone, by sculptor Herman van Eltern, is a tree of life in the form of a Menorah (seven-armed candlestick) with two broken branches with the Hebrew zchor (זכור) for “remember”.

Monnickendam Jewish Deportation Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 19, 2025

3. Monnickendam Jewish Deportation Memorial - wide view

The memorial is visible here on the building on the right (above the bicycle), placed here in 2005 on behalf of the 4 Mei Comité Monnickendam.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.