Joods Monument Utrecht — Attraction in Utrecht

A painful and absolutely necessary visit for every one who visits Utrecht. ♡ Utrecht 1940 - 1945 In memory of more than twelve hundred Jewish members of our community who did not survive the Second World War.

Some of them had escaped to this city. Others were born and raised here. The majority was carried off from Maliebaan Station. They were executed just because of their Jewish background.

We commemorate them with the words...

An impressive memorial for the more than 1200 jews from Utrecht that were transported from the Maliebaanstation to their death in the Nazi concentration camps. It would be fitting when the wonderful Spoorwegmuseum in this former train station would give this dark story more exposure than the current very limited presentation and references about the railways in the...

A sad historic memorial for the Jewish community of Utrecht. It is free to visit the memorial. You will see the names of the many souls who were taken from this station. You will see where they ended up which is for many, Auschwitz, Poland. There is a train wagon inside which was one of the actual wagons used to...