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Castricum Holocaust Memorial

 
 
Castricum Holocaust Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 21, 2025
1. Castricum Holocaust Memorial Marker
Inscription.  
De in Castricum ingeschreven Joden die omkwamen in 1940-1945
(The Jews registered in Castricum who died in 1940-1945 (name, age))

Simon Ancona, 62 jaar · Emma Lιonie Asbacher, 59 jaar · Clara Blog-Wertheim, 42 jaar · Rosa L. van Bodenheim-Ehrlich, 55 jaar · Joseph Conen, 66 jaar · Frouwke van Dam, 68 jaar · Mietje Drukker-Hekster, 57 jaar · Philip Delis, 40 jaar · Elisabeth Engelsman-Swaab, 84 jaar · Maurits Salomon Godschalk, 60 jaar · Leentje Goldschalk - Coltof, 57 jaar · Rosette Isaac-Zwaap, 56 jaar · Jozeph Jacobs, 40 jaar · Mauritz van der Laan, 45 jaar · Benjamin Leuw, 46 jaar · Henri Benjamin Leuw, 16 jaar · Willy Benjamin Leuw, 9 jaar · Naatje Leuw-Jacobs, 46 jaar · Salomon Montesinos, 36 jaar · Leiser van Moppis, 24 jaar · David Nebig, 41 jaar · N.N. Onbekend, - jaar · Reina Onck-Vaz Dias, 61 jaar · Abraham Peperwortel, 57 jaar · Margel Andrι Sydney Polak, 11 jaar · Joλl Maurits Roeper, 34 jaar · Samuel Rosenberg, 57 jaar · Flora Spits-Sanders, 69 jaar · Levie Teeboom, 47 jaar · Marianna Velmans-Cohen, 62 jaar · Cato Velzing-Godschalk,
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51 jaar · Safa van Weezel, 59 jaar · Coenraad S. Ziekenoppasser, 34 jaar

Kaddiesj (Kaddish)
 
Erected 2013.
 
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° 32.809′ N, 4° 39.873′ E. Memorial is in Castricum, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It can be reached from the intersection of Dorpsstraat and Schoolstraat, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is located in the small square just to the east of the former town hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Dorpsstraat 65, Castricum, Noord-Holland 1901 EJ, 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: Dingstal (a few steps from this marker); Voormalig Raadhuis / Former Town Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Dorpskerk Protestantse Gemeente / Protestant Community Village Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Kogel / Cannonball (within shouting distance of this marker); Jan Hoberg Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); De rooms-katholieke Sint-Pancratiuskerk / The Roman Catholic Saint Pancratius Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away);
Castricum Holocaust Memorial - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 21, 2025
2. Castricum Holocaust Memorial - Wide View
Woonhuis en Stolpboerderij / House and Farmhouse (approx. half a kilometer away); Monument Slag bij Castricum / Battle of Castricum Monument (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castricum.
 
More about this memorial. Note that the plaque contains an error: “Leentje Goldschalk - Coltof” should actually be “Leentje Godschalk - Coltof”.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.   2. submitted on November 10, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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