Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Schafte Israël Adler

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2025

1. Schafte Israël Adler stolperstein

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier woonde
Schafte Israël Adler
Geb. 1856
Gedeporteerd 20.7.1943
uit Westerbork
Vermoord 23.7.1943
Sobibor

(Here lived Schafte Israël Adler, born 1856. Deported July 20, 1943 from Westerbork. Murdered at Sobibor on July 23, 1943.)

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 July 20, 1943.

Location. 52° 0.547′ N, 4° 42.734′ E. Memorial is in Gouda, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It is on Oosthaven, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Oosthaven 31, Gouda, Zuid-Holland 2801 PD, 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: Metaheerhuis / Tahara (Ritual Washing) House (here,

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next to this marker); Gebouw de Haven / De Haven Building (here, next to this marker); Erasmus: Westhaven (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Theodorus-stichting / St. Theodorus Foundation (within shouting distance of this marker); Woonhuis van Arie Blanken / Residence of Arie Blanken (within shouting distance of this marker); Voormalig postkantoor / Former Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Dirck Volkertszoon Coornhert (within shouting distance of this marker); R.K. Meisjesschool met kapel / Catholic Girls School With Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gouda.

Also see . . .
1. Stolpersteine Route: 10. Oosthaven 31 (Soesja Citroen, Gouda Metaheerhuis, in Dutch). Excerpt (in translation):

On a cold Wednesday, February 27, 2013, Gunter Demnig, amidst a large audience, placed 56 Stolpersteine in the pavement in front of the former Jewish retirement home, the Central Home for Israelites in the Netherlands, now De Haven Building at Oosthaven 31. Seventy years after the deportation of the former residents.

Ies Cohen, with
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2025

2. Schafte Israël Adler stolperstein - wide view
The subject stolperstein is visible here in the grouping closest to the viewer; there are more than 60 visible here because this building was a Jewish retirement home.
an aunt in the home, shared his poignant memories of the deportation. Poet Inez Meter recited her beautiful poem "Gouda Stolpersteine," which ends with "In their names they return." Finally, Kadish was said for the residents.

On the evening of April 9, 1943, the SS and police evacuated the Jewish retirement home at Oosthaven 31. The residents had already packed their backpacks; the mood was subdued. They were loaded onto cars and transported by train via Rotterdam to Westerbork. Ultimately, their lives ended violently, mostly in Sobibor. Only director Sara Teixeira de Mattos survived the war.

The home housed a few natives of Gouda, such as the elderly sisters Rozette and Mietje de Wolf. However, most of them came from outside the city, from places like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Groningen. Refugees from Mannheim and Frankfurt also lived there. There were 14 men and 42 women. The oldest resident deported was Paulina Elzas-Gersons, 93, from Tilburg.

(Submitted on December 15, 2025.)

2. Schafte Adler (Joods Monument, in Dutch). (Submitted on December 15, 2025.)

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Schafte Israël Adler stolperstein - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2025

3. Schafte Israël Adler stolperstein - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.