War Memorial Town Hall Zaandam

In the town hall stands a war memorial divided into smaller memorial stones.

Monument 50 Years of Freedom Zaandam Town Hall
A monument commemorating the liberation has been placed in the foyer of Zaandam Town Hall.

The monument, a commemorative medal bearing the image of Queen Wilhelmina, was presented 50 years after the liberation from World War II.

Text on the Monument:

AT THE EXIT OF
EVERY VALLEY, ONE ENTERS
SPACE AND LIGHT
50 YEARS OF FREEDOM
1945 MAY 1995

Replica Monument to the February Strike
This replica of the Monument to the February Strike of 1941 was presented in 2001 to 90-year-old Saul Smit, who was actively involved for decades as chairman of the Dutch Jewish Community and numerous Jewish organizations.

Jewish Monument
A memorial book is located in the column of the Jewish Monument, bearing the names of 171 Jewish residents of the seven former Zaan municipalities who were killed in the war.

The names were calligraphed by the Benedictine nuns of the Abbey of Our Lady (Catharinadal) in Oosterhout.

Every week, a page is turned, so that all names are visible two or three times a year and the memory of the dead is kept alive.

Text on the Monument:

IN MEMORY OF
THE
JEWISH RESIDENTS OF
THE SEVEN FORMER
MUNICIPALITIES OF
ZAANGE
WHO DIED DURING THE YEARS
1940-1945.

Resistance Monument
Text on the Monument:

BEWARE OF THE SIGN
THIS ARE SOMETIMES BUILDING HERE
BUT ALWAYS DESTROYING
DON'T TRUST IT

RESISTANCE 40-45

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Lennard Bolijn