Centrum in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Jacob van Gelderen

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 3, 2026

1. Jacob van Gelderen stolperstein

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier woonde
Jacob van Gelderen
Geb. 1926
Gedeporteerd 1942
uit Westerbork
Vermoord 30-4-1943
Midden-Europa

(Here lived Jacob van Gelderen, born 1926. Deported 1942 from Westerbork. Murdered on April 30, 1943 in Central Europe.)

Erected 2024 by Stichting Struikelstenen, Gemeente Haarlem.

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 year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 52° 22.917′ N, 4° 38.404′ E. Memorial is in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Centrum. It is on Korte Begijnestraat, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Korte Begijnestraat 29, Haarlem, Noord-Holland 2011 JC, 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 Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Manuel van Gelderen (here, next to this marker); Clara van Gelderen (here, next to this marker); Marie van Gelderen (here, next to this marker); Rachel van Gelderen (here, next to this marker); Sophia van Gelderen (here, next to this marker); Sonja van Gelderen (here, next to this marker); Lena van Gelderen (here, next to this marker); Esther van Gelderen-Hilversum (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haarlem.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Korte Begijnestraat 29rd (Struikelstenen Haarlem, in Dutch). Excerpt (in translation):

Jacob was the ninth of thirteen children born to Ester Hilversum and Manuel van Gelderen. He was born on the Burgwal, where the family lived at number 11 at the time.

He was still living with his parents when, on Monday, August 24, 1942, the family received an order to report to the school at the corner of Leidsevaart and Westergracht for transport to Westerbork. The family complied with the order; consequently, the parents and daughters were all gassed at Auschwitz on August 31.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 3, 2026

2. Jacob van Gelderen stolperstein- wide view
The stolperstein for Jacob van Gelderen is visible here, the third from the left in the middle row, set in the pavement as part of a group of nine for the Van Gelderen family. Jacob and all his other family members are also commemorated on the nearby Holocaust Memorial (less than 40 meters to the south).
Jacob and his brother Benjamin, however, were selected for forced labor.

They were removed from the train for this purpose at Cosel. This was carried out by the Dienststelle (office) of SS Brigadeführer Albrecht Schmelt — an agency that supplied slave and forced laborers to over 100 labor camps in Silesia. A total of 170 men were taken off that train; thirteen of them would survive the war. Jacob must have died in April 1943, as his date of death is recorded as the last day of that month. We do not know whether he succumbed to the grueling labor or to illness and exhaustion; it is also possible that he was sent to Auschwitz in April after all, as happened to people who were no longer fit or needed for the heavy work.

(Submitted on August 4, 2026.)

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Jacob van Gelderen stolperstein - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 3, 2026

3. Jacob van Gelderen stolperstein - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 29 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.