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Hollandsche Schouwburg Review

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Peter Koghee
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DE HOLLANDSE SCHOUWBURGThe Holland Theatre played a tragic role during World War II. Originally it was the house of the director of Artis Zoo across the road; it became the Artis Schouwburg in 1892 and was soon one of the centres of Dutch theatrical life. In WWII however, the Germans turned it into a theatre by and for Jews, and from 1942 they made it a detention centre for Jews awaiting deportation. Some 60.000 of them passed through here on their way to Westerbork transit camp in the east of the country and from there to the death camps. After the war no-one felt like reviving the theatre. In 1961 it was demolished except for the façade and the area immediately behind it. A 10 metre high pylon in the former auditorium commemorates the country’s Jews who were killed by the Nazi’s.

Hollandsche Schouwburg

Posted: Apr 23, 2016
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  • m35***24
    4/5Excellent
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    Very nice place, there are many photos, supplies, etc. about Jewish history, culture, tradition!

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    Posted: Nov 19, 2019
  • 美丽的地球
    3/5Average
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    In the memorial, you can see a lot of Jewish history and many pictures.

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    Posted: Mar 18, 2018
  • Dino Feldman
    5/5Outstanding
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    This place was another of the many who changed its functionality during the Second World War, which became a detention centre for the Jews who expected to be taken to the concentration camps. It is estimated that more than 80.000 people have passed through this place.There is a small show on the first floor and a panel with the names of the people who passed here their last hours. The hotel is a very good place to get to the city with the idea of learning more about the history and what happened at that time.

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    Posted: Mar 11, 2018