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Jewish Memorial Former Synagogue Gouda

A plaque has been placed on the door of the former synagogue in Gouda. The text on the plaque reads:

IN 1827 THE SYNAGOGUE OF THE
DUTCH-ISRAELITE COMMUNITY BUILT
DURING THE NAZI TERROR BETWEEN 1940 AND 1945
ALMOST 400 GOUDISH JEWS HAVE BEEN MURDERED
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
THREE-QUARTERS OF THE JEWISH GOUDIC POPULATION
THEIR MEMORIES BE A BLESSING

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Source

  • Text: Dick de Bruijne, TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Dick de Bruijne