Oude Stad in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Hartog de Leeuw

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 29, 2025

1. Hartog de Leeuw stolperstein

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier woonde
Hartog de Leeuw
Geb. 1898
Gedeporteerd 1943
uit Vught
Vermoord 31-1-1944
Auschwitz

(Here lived Hartog de Leeuw, born 1898. Deported from Vught in 1943. Murdered in Auschwitz on January 31, 1944.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 31, 1944.

Location. 52° 22.929′ N, 4° 38.033′ E. Memorial is in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Oude Stad. It is on Zijlstraat, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Zijlstraat 71, Haarlem, Noord-Holland 2011 TR, 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: Zijlstraat 76 (a few steps from this marker); V.m. Postkantoor / Former Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Paterskerk (R.K.) / Church of Our Father (Roman Catholic) (within shouting distance of this marker); ‘The Hiding Place’ (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct

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line); May 8 1945 / 8 Mei 1945 (about 120 meters away); Hofje van Oorschot (about 150 meters away); Huis Van Schagen / The Van Schagen Building (about 150 meters away); Hoofdwacht / Civic Guard Headquarters (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haarlem.

Also see . . . Stumbling Stone Zijlstraat 71 (Traces of War). Excerpt:

In August 1943, Hartog de Leeuw lived with his sister Grietje van Emmen-de Leeuw and ten other Jewish people in hiding and an eighteen-month-old child from a mixed marriage in a house on the Nieuwe Gracht in Haarlem. His wife Jacoba Wouterina also stayed there. When four Dutch employees of the Sicherheitsdienst, including the notorious Haarlem police officer Fake Krist, showed up at the door on Friday 20 August around 11.30 am, they hid in the attic, but the hiding place was discovered and all the people in hiding were taken away. The men were punched in the face on that occasion and jewelery and clothing were also confiscated. As a non-Jewish woman, Jacoba Wouterina was set free on August 22 and survived the war.

On 25 September 1943 Hartog de Leeuw was registered as a prisoner in camp Vught and from there he was transferred to camp Westerbork on 15 November 1943. A day
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 29, 2025

2. Hartog de Leeuw Marker - wide view
The stolperstein is visible here set in the pavement (in front of the word ‘Skins’).
later he was deported to Auschwitz. He was probably put to work as a forced laborer in or near Auschwitz and died in the following months. The official date of death of January 31, 1944 is in all probability a collection date indicating that he was no longer alive at that time.

(Submitted on July 1, 2025.)

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Hartog de Leeuw stolperstein - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 29, 2025

3. Hartog de Leeuw stolperstein - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.