Holocaust Name Monument
Holocaust Namenmonument

Visit and pay respects at Amsterdam’s newest monument honouring Dutch victims of the Holocaust, located near Wertheimpark and De Plantage neighbourhood.

• Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Jacques Grishaver, chairman of the Dutch Auschwitz Committee, unveiled the new Holocaust Names Memorial on September 21, 2021. Visitors can go down the labyrinth of outdoor passageways to find the two-meter-tall walls with 102,000 bricks engraved with the name, date of birth, and age of death of Dutch Holocaust victims - something no other Dutch memorial has done before.
• The location of Weesperstraat is also symbolic, since it was the heart of the Jewish Quarter before WW2. A stainless steel sign with four Hebrew letters hangs from the monument that translates to “In Memory Of.” While taking in the somber surroundings, you can look for specific names through QR codes on the walls.Adopt a name: For 50 euros you can adopt one or more names as a way of donating to the monument.
• The monument has three entrance points: the courtyard garden, the Nieuwe Keizergracht, and the Nieuwe Herengracht. Tip: After witnessing such humbling sight, you can head over to Hortus Botanicus for a green change of scenery, or stop for food at De Plantage.