Amsterdam Oud-Zuid , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Herdenkingsmonument voor gedeporteerde joden
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Memorial for Deported Jews
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 16, 2025
1. Memorial for Deported Jews Marker
Hilde Meeus en Cιline Wouters
2007, heruitvoering 2025
Op de achtste dag van Chanoeka, 11 december 2007, hebben stadsdeelwethouder Eddy Linthorst en vertegenwoordigers van de joodse gemeenschap dit kunstwerk onthuld, ter nagedachtenis aan de ruim 18.000 joden die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog vanaf dit plein werden gedeporteerd.
Het ontwerp bestaat uit 66 betonnen tegels met zinsneden van verschillende mensen, die schrijven wat zij nog weten nadat hun een korte tekst was voorgelegd over de gebeurtenissen op dit plein tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
(English translation:)
Memorial for Deported Jews
Hilde Meeus and Cιline Wouters
2007, rededication 2025
On the eighth day of Chanukah, December 11, 2007, district councilor Eddy Linthorst and representatives of the Jewish community unveiled this artwork in memory of the more than 18,000 Jews who were deported from this square during World War II.
The design consists of 66 concrete tiles with phrases from various people, who wrote what they still remember after being presented with a short text about the events on this square during the Second World War.
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Location. 52° 20.943′ N, 4° 52.433′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid. It is at the intersection of Gerrit van der Veenstraat and Rubensstraat, on the right when traveling west on Gerrit van der Veenstraat. The memorial is located in Adam van Scheltema square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1077, 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: Gerhard Badrian (within shouting distance of this marker); Tijdloos is de stilte / Timeless is the silence (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederik Ox and Ferdinand Ploeger
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 16, 2025
2. Memorial for Deported Jews Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here attached to the fence, while the memorial is partly visible inside the fenced off square here.
Also see . . . Herdenkingsmonument voor gedeporteerde Joden (Kunstwacht.nl, in Dutch). The QR code on the marker leads to this page. Excerpt (in translation):
On Tuesday, December 11, 2007, district alderman Eddy Linthorst and representatives of the Jewish community unveiled a work of art on Adama van Scheltema Square. The monument commemorates the more than 18,000 Jews who were transported from two school buildings on the square to concentration camps. During World War II, the former complex of the girls' high school on Euterpestraat, consisting of two buildings, housed the headquarters of the Dutch branch of the German Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and the Central Office for Jewish Emigration. The deportation of Jews was organized(Submitted on August 25, 2025.)from this headquarters. Resistance fighters were also interrogated and tortured here.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 16, 20253. Memorial for Deported JewsThe memorial consists of 66 panels, each with some variation of The Adema van Scheltemaplein was the center of Nazi terror during the war years. See provided link for a fuller explanation.
Local resident Mrs. Loonstein, who witnessed the atrocities herself, submitted a request for a permanent memorial when she heard that the square was being demolished. The district granted the request. Graphic designers Hilde Meeus and Cιline Wouters created the design, which consists of 66 concrete tiles featuring phrases from people who memorized short texts about the events on this square. These were texts from a history book that summarized what happened on the square in two sentences. The texts contain numerous rephrases, gaps, question marks, and (spelling) errors. Some are longer than the original, due to the addition of knowledge and memories, while others are much shorter. These texts are arranged according to the number of characters used and, each on its own tile, laid out in a line that symbolizes the slippage of history, the fragility of remembrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
