Osdorp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Leendert Schijveschuurder

Leendert Schijvesschuurder Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024

1. Leendert Schijvesschuurder Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Leendert Schijveschuurder
Amsterdam, 2 december 1917 - onbekend, 6 maart 1941

'Juist omdat ik een kind heb gekregen, moet ik vechten voor een goede toekomst', was de reactie van Leendert (Leen) Schijveschuurder toen vrienden hem waarschuwden dat hij gevaar liep. Hij was strijker van beroep en als lid van de Communistische Partij van Nederland (CPN) betrokken bij de organisatie van de Februaristaking. De Duitse bezetter greep daarbij hard in. Toch werd voor 6 maart een volgende staking gepland. Tijdens het opplakken van stakingsoproepen werd Schijveschuurder gearresteerd. Hij was de eerste in Nederland geboren verzetsman die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog terecht werd gesteld. Na een snelrechtprocedure kwam hij een dag later al voor een Duits vuurpeloton te staan. Zijn jonge zoon, die ondergedoken zat, overleefde de oorlog. Hij heeft nooit een foto van zijn vader teruggevonden.

(English translation:)
"Precisely because I have had a child, I have to fight for a good future," was Leendert (Leen) Schijveschuurder's response when friends warned him that he was in danger. He was

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a printer by profession and, as a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN), was involved in the organization of the February strike. The German occupiers intervened harshly. Yet another strike was planned for March 6. Schijveschuurder was arrested while posting strike calls. He was the first Dutch-born resistance fighter to be executed during the Second World War. After a summary trial procedure, he stood before a German firing squad a day later. His young son, who was in hiding, survived the war. He never found a photo of his father.

Erected 2024 by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 6, 1941.

Location. 52° 21.147′ N, 4° 46.862′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, North Holland. It is in Osdorp. Memorial is on Leendert Schijvesschuurderstraat, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Karl Grögersingel 28, Amsterdam, North Holland 1069 PB, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Karl Gröger (within shouting distance of this marker in Noord-Holland); Willy La Croix (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line in Noord-Holland);

Leendert Schijveschuurder Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024

2. Leendert Schijveschuurder Marker - wide view

Lodewijk van Duuren (about 120 meters away in Noord-Holland); Geertruida van Lier (about 120 meters away in Noord-Holland); Joop Woortman (about 150 meters away in Noord-Holland); Jan Peppink (about 180 meters away in Noord-Holland); Irawan Soejono (about 210 meters away in Noord-Holland); Trijn Hulleman (about 210 meters away in Noord-Holland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Leendert Schijveschuurder (Wikipedia, in Dutch).

Excerpt (in translation): Schijveschuurder was a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) and a printer by profession. On February 25, 1941, a strike broke out in Amsterdam and the surrounding area as a protest against the persecution of Jews. Two days later the February strike was bloodily suppressed by the Germans. The CPN, which had played an important role in the strike, then called for a second strike on March 6, 1941. Schijveschuurder was caught posting calls for that strike on March 5. He was sentenced to death in a summary trial. On March 6 he was shot. Only afterwards was his
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arrest and execution announced in a press release, which did not mention his name…

(Submitted on May 17, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.