Rotterdamsche Vacantie School, Hoek van Holland (Rotterdam Holiday School, Hook of Holland)
In late 1938, the government decided to house a group of male refugees in barrack huts at the Rotterdamsche Vacantie School on Langeweg in Hoek van Holland.
Rotterdamse Vacantieschool Hoek van Holland, rond 1938
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It was intended for Jewish illegal refugees from Germany. The camp, together with 15 other camps, was a precursor to the central Westerbork reception camp. Ultimately, the men could not stay in the Rotterdam Vacation School and were moved to an empty slaughterhouse along the railway, some distance from the village.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ Laura van Vuuren, Joodse illegale vluchtelingen werden in slachthuis weggestopt, Algemeen Dagblad, 5 mei 2020.