Jewish Monument - Assen
Posted by: 
BeJan52
N 52° 59.767 E 006° 33.804
32U E 336477 N 5874616
This monument is located at the intersection Oudestraat-Groningerstraat-Rolderstraat-New Homes in Assen
Waymark Code: WMFD7Q
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/01/2012
Views: 14
The monument stands at the beginning of the Old Street, in the vicinity of the former synagogue, which before the war many Jews woonden.IN corten steel, the artist, who had a Jewish father, portrayed himself as a crouching man without a prayer rug. In stone on the right side of the monument is the following text:
"HERE AROUND U.S., THE AREA WHERE WAS IN 1940 550 JEWS LIVED After the war NO MORE GAN 25 OF THESE SPIKES BACK ASSEN. MAY THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO WENT OUR WARN NOW AND SOON."
Date of Dedication: 05/03/1990
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: This monument stands in the center of town
Access times: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Oudestraat
Assen, Drenthe Netherlands
Commemoration: After the war NO MORE GAN 25 OF THESE SPIKES BACK ASSEN
|
Visit Instructions:
Include a photo containing, at minimum, the monument and your GPSr. We'd prefer a photo containing YOU at the monument, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
Also include a bit about your visit here.