Etiket: Westerbork
Westerbork status holders tell their story: ‘It was a journey from death to life’
Who are the status holders in Westerbork? Where do they come from? How did they come to the Netherlands and what are their plans for the future? In the Stefanus…
Memorial Center Camp Westerbork looking for 1.5 million knots for artwork
Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is collecting 1.5 million buttons for a work of art, one button for every child who did not survive the Holocaust. The artwork will be part…
Earned profit eludes VKW from Westerbork deep into extra time. Anjo Willems scores twice
Goal getter Anjo Willems and trainer Bernd van Bolhuis from VKW. Photos: Kees Bouma Deeply disappointed, trainer Bernd van Bolhuis bowed his head, resting his hands on his knees. His…
Subsidy for quality of life projects in Coevorden, Borger, Rogat, Ruinen and Westerbork
The Provincial Executive makes almost €400,000 in subsidy available for projects that benefit ‘spatial quality’. The budget is drawn for six projects in the municipalities of Coevorden (2x), Borger-Odoorn, Meppel,…
Information point Memorial Center in Westerbork pleases and reopens
The information point in the village of Westerbork about Memorial Center Camp Westerbork can be visited again after the winter. The parties involved are satisfied with the initiative that establishes…
Letters from Philip Mechanicus from Camp Westerbork bundled for the first time
Once again a book will be published starring the work of Philip Mechanicus. Mechanicus was a well-known Jewish journalist who was arrested in 1942 and sent to Camp Westerbork. In…
First Stefanus Session is the kick-off to use the church in Westerbork more widely
You can’t see it from the outside. Nevertheless, the organ in the Stefanuskerk in Westerbork needs to be replaced. The wood becomes less and the organ pipes no longer give…
Camp Westerbork memorial center reflects on eviction of Jewish labor camps
In 2019, the Remembrance Center was donated the entire collection of the Foundation for Jewish Work Camps Drenthe and Friesland. It concerns paintings, photographs and utensils, such as soap, and…
Walking for breast cancer research during Pink Walk Westerbork. Atmosphere is a mix of ‘celebrate life’ to ‘anything can happen to you’
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Exhibition Camp Westerbork: archaeological finds fodder for stories
In addition to the period of Schattenberg, objects from earlier periods have also been found in the camp. From the time when it served as the transit camp where Jews…