Stumbling Stones Nieuwe Amstelstraat 14

These small, brass memorial plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:

* HEINTJE BARZILAIJ-KOEKOEK, born 1879, deported April 20, 1943 from Westerbork, murdered April 23, 1943 in Sobibor.
* SAMUEL BERKHOF, born 1869, deported September 7, 1942 from Westerbork, murdered September 10, 1942 in Auschwitz.
* MARIA BERKHOF-KLEERKOPER, born 1873, deported September 7, 1942 from Westerbork, murdered September 10, 1942 in Auschwitz.

* DAVID VAN GELDEREN, born 1889, deported May 11, 1943 from Westerbork, murdered May 14, 1943 in Sobibor.
* ROOSJE VAN GELDEREN-HEIDE, born 1892, deported May 11, 1943 from Westerbork, murdered May 14, 1943 in Sobibor.
* REINA VAN GELDEREN, born 1921, deported August 7, 1942 from Westerbork, murdered September 30, 1942 in Auschwitz.


These Stumbling Stones are here for Jewish war victims deported and murdered in the Second World War.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism). Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of the last voluntary residence of (mostly Jewish) victims who were murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque is punched with the victim’s name, date of birth, and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death. By doing this, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He cites the Talmud: "A human being is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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Source

• Text: Dick de Bruijne
• Photos: Dick de Bruijne
• Heintje Barzilaij-Koekoek, Joodsmonument
• Samuel Berkhof, Joodsmonument
• Maria Berkhof-Kleerkoper, Joodsmonument
• David van Gelderen, Joodsmonument
• Roosje van Gelderen-Heide, Joodsmonument
• Reina van Gelderen, Joodsmonument