#Commemoration - The Netherlands
Names and Numbers
8/28/2023
8/28/2023
On Sunday, August 27, a special ritual of remembrance will take place in Veghel. Near the former train station of Veghel, more than 20 Jewish Veghel people who were deported from this community during the Second World War will be remembered. Together, a temporary monument will be made at the site of the former train station.
Nameplates
Participants in this memorial take care of one of the victims and make a nameplate for him or her at home and a memorial page on the Names and Numbers website. The name plates are used in the memorial ritual. Participants eventually place the nameplate on a large map. Thus, the local residents of the time are symbolically brought back home. Because, the organization points out: they belong to us and this painful part of our history.
Participate
Interested in participating? Find more information on the website of Names and Numbers. Planks for a nameplate can be picked up from René Hildesheim. Address: Heilig Hartplein 34, 5462 EB Veghel. Please contact in advance: r.hildesheim@hotmail.com.
Names and Numbers
Names and Numbers originated in the Amsterdam Oosterpark neighborhood at the initiative of artist Ida van der Lee. In Brabant, Names and Numbers is being organized in several cities. In 2024, a provincial commemoration will take place in 's-Hertogenbosch. In Brabant, the project is guided by Stichting Verhalis and Erfgoed Brabant academy.
Former trainstation Veghel Spoorlaan 1 5461 XJ Veghel The Netherlands
Organiser: Gemeente Meierijstad