Auschwitz-memorial monument ‘Nooit meer Auschwitz’ (Auschwitz never again) by Jan Wolkers, in the Wertheimpark, Amsterdam
people from The Netherlands, mainly Jews, have been transported to Auschwitz, in 68 trains. have been sent to the gas chambers immediately, have been registered. Only 900 survived. Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January, is a worldwide memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides. The day was designated in 2005 by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in reference to the remembrance of the liberation of Nazi death camp Auschwitz on 27 January 1945. In The Netherlands, Holocaust Memorial Day is organized each year on the last Sunday of January; the commemoration is held at the Mirror Memorial ‘Auschwitz never again’, created by the artist and writer Jan Wolkers, located in Amsterdam. This monument consists of 6 broken glass mirrors on top of ashes from Auschwitz, and a huge glass plate with the inscription: Nooit meer Auschwitz, Auschwitz never again. In the school-year 2017-2018 this monument has been adopted by the Roman Catholic Primary School Saint Lidwina in Amsterdam. There are more memorial sites in our country, to honor the victims of the Second World War.
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Location: Wertheimpark, Amsterdam
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