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Jewish War Memorial on Easter Cemetery Alphen aan den Rijn

This memorial on the Oosterbegraafplaats (Easter Cemetery) commemorates the Jewish residents of Alphen aan den Rijn who died in the Second World War.

Dutch text on the memorial (translated to English):

TO REMEMBER
THE MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH MUNICIPALITY
THAT IN THE YEARS 1940-1945 (5700-5705)
BY THE ENEMY
WERE KILLED BRUTALLY.
MAY THEY REST
IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY

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Source

  • Text: TracesOfWar.nl
  • Photos: Arjan Vrieze