Zandvoort
The
Jewish community at Zandvoort arose during the last quarter of the
19th century. At the time, the locale was emerging as a popular
seaside resort.
Jewish life at Zandvoort fell under the aegis of the Jewish
community of Haarlem until the 1920s. In 1919,
Jewish inhabitants of Zandvoort founded the Elia society.
With the support of the Amsterdam branch of Elia, they
financed the construction of a synagogue, located in the Dr. J.G.
Metzgerstraat. The synagogue was consecrated in 1922.
In 1923, the Zandvoort community was granted independent status by
the Nederlands-Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap. The community
maintained two voluntary societies, one for the upkeep of the
interior of the synagogue and the other for the organization of
social events.
In the decades prior to World War II, many Amsterdam Jews,
especially Jewish workers, spent their vacations in Zandvoort.
Zandvoort was also the site of the Clarastichting, a
hospital for the children of poor Jewish families. During the
1930s, several dozen Jewish refugees from Germany settled in
Zandvoort. A number of local Jews rose to serve on Zandvoort's town
council during the prewar period.
Immediately after the German invasion of the Netherlands in May,
1940, an SS detachment was stationed at Zandvoort. This, together
with the fact that many non-Jewish residents of Zandvoort were
members of the Dutch collaborationist NSB party, compromised the
position of local Jews. During the night of August 4, 1940, the
Zandvoort synagogue was blown up. The Jews of the Zandvoort were
expelled to Amsterdam in March, 1942. From there, they were
deported to Nazi death camps. Only a few survived to return to
Zandvoort after the war.
The Jewish community of Zandvoort was merged into that of Haarlem
in 1947. For a time during the 1970s, synagogue services were held
in Zandvoort during the summer months in a building on the Korte
Haltestraat. In 1991, memorial plaque was unveiled at the site of
the Zandvoort community's former synagogue.
Jewish population in Zandvoort:
| 1840 | 6 |
| 1899 | - |
| 1930 | 372 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Amsterdamsch Schetsboek
1906-1910
Portretkop, en-profil nr, van man met dik hoofd, snor en hoed in jagersmodel.
Collectie > Museumstukken > B0772
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Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
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Prentbriefkaart
1919
Drie mannen en drie vrouwen in badkleding met strandkar, Zandvoort, 1919.
Collectie > Fotos > 40000046
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Zitting van den Kerkeraad op 26 September.
1905
Redactioneel commentaar naar aanleiding van een kerkenraadsvergadering. De schrijver
hekelt het feit dat bij zulke belangrijke zaken als de slagerskwestie de kerkenraad ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20058018
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Zandvoorts wijzen kwamen uit het Oosten
1995
Zandvoorts wijzen kwamen uit het Oosten.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12004352
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[interview met Sara Wilhelmina Kiek-Cohen]
2004
Interview met Sara Wilhelmina Kiek-Cohen, geboren 21 november 1922.
Collectie > Audiovisueel > 40001837
