Jodenbuurt in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Joods Verzetsmonument /Jewish Resistance Monument
בשנות ת”ש - תש”ה
Ter herinnering aan het verzet
van de joodse burgers
gevallen in 1940-1945
5700 - 5705
Erected 1988.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 52° 22.057′ N, 4° 53.933′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Jodenbuurt. Memorial is at the intersection of Amstel and Zwanenburgwal, on the left when traveling north on Amstel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Amstel 1, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1011 PT, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker . Benedictus de Spinoza (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hendrick de Keyser (about 120 meters away); Doelentoren (about 210 meters away); Elisabeth van Oostenrijk / Empress Elisabeth of Austria (about 210 meters away); Museum Willet-Holthuysen (about 210 meters away); Walter Süskind (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); De Herschepping Synagogue (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
More about this monument. The "5700 - 5705" on the marker are the years in the Jewish Calendar corresponding to 1940-45, the years of the German occupation of Amsterdam. The monument was designed by J.J. Glatt.
Also see . . . Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 17, 2016.)
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