Hollandsche Schouwburg, Holocaust memorial site in Plantage district, Netherlands.
The Hollandsche Schouwburg is a neoclassical theatre building in Amsterdam's Plantage district that now functions as a Holocaust memorial site. A wall inside bears the names of 6,700 Dutch Jewish victims who died during World War II.
Built in 1892 as a commercial theatre, the building was converted into a Nazi deportation center in 1942 during the occupation. About 46,000 Jews were detained there before being transported to concentration camps.
The memorial stands in Amsterdam's Jewish Quarter as a place where people come to remember the deportations that began here. Visitors often pause at the wall of names, reflecting on the scale of what happened to their community.
The memorial is located on Plantage Middenlaan and opens to visitors daily without charge. The building features ramps and lifts for wheelchair access, allowing visitors to move comfortably through all areas.
Teenager Lydia Riezouw photographed the building and imprisoned Jews from her apartment window in 1942. These rare images capture the daily reality of those held there and provide an intimate glimpse from a nearby perspective.
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