Memorial Jewish Children Rotterdam

Stieltjesstraat, Rotterdam (Feijenoord)
South Holland, Netherlands, the

On the Stieltjesstraat next to a part of the wall of the harbor area, within the former Loods 24 was located, there is a monument for 686 Rotterdam Jewish children aged 0 to 12, who were transported from Loods 24 to Westerbork in 1942 and 1943 and from there on transport. went to Auschwitz and Sobibor. A plaque has been placed in the street. The text on the plaque reads: [b] 'From this place in 1942 and 1943 also 686 Rotterdam Jewish children from one month to twelve years were deported. They all became murdered in Auschwitz or Sobibor. '[/b] On 10 April 2013, Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam unveiled along with elementary school students and in the presence of invited guests and a large group of interested people the Jewish Children's Memorial.

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Text by: Dick de Bruijne

Photo(s): Dick de Bruijne (1,2,3,4), Peter Schipper (5)

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