Memorial 'Saint George and the Dragon'
The Memorial "St. George and the Dragon" commemorates the rescue of 12 Jews in World War II. They were hiding here from 1943 until the liberation, assisted by Ivo Schöffer and Lydia Schöffer, who were awarded as "Righteous among the Nations" by Yad Vashem.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Ewoud van Eig
Nearby
Museum
- Jewish Museum - Amsterdam
- NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies - Amsterdam
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - Amsterdam
Point of interest
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- NSSF Branch House Amsterdam - Amsterdam
- Headquarters Jewish Council Amsterdam - Amsterdam
Monument
- Memorial Foundation 1940-1944 Amsterdam - Amsterdam
- Memorial Walraven van Hall Amsterdam - Amsterdam
- Memorial Wilhelmina Catharina School Amsterdam - Amsterdam
Cemetery
- Dutch War Graves Zorgvlied Cemetery - Amsterdam
- Dutch War Graves Cemetery Vredenhof Amsterdam - Amsterdam
- Dutch War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Buitenveldert Amsterdam - Amsterdam
Remembrance Stone
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- Stumbling Stone Herengracht 508 - Amsterdam
Fortification
Crash site
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