Jozef Israëlskade
Between Jozef Israëlskade and Amstelkade, a ferry ferried pedestrians across the Amstel Canal.
From 18 July 1919, the quay along the north side of the Amstel Canal had been named after the painter Jozef Israëls. On 14 August 1942, the mayor decided to change the name to Tooropkade, a decision that was revoked on 18 May 1945.[1] The 1942 name change was related to the decision to change the names of streets named after Jews.[2]
During the construction of Plan-Zuid, the municipality established a ferry service between Jozef Israelskade and Amstelkade.[3] When the bridge between Ferdinand Bolstraat and Scheldestraat was put into use, this service ceased to exist. Cornelis Staal then received permission from the municipality to operate the ferry on his own account.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Woningkaarten, inv. nr. 436, tabblad.
- ^ J. Presser, Ondergang. De vervolging en verdelging van het Nederlandse jodendom 1940 – 1945, 's-Gravenhage: Staatsuitgeverij, 1965, deel I, p. 115-116.
- ^ Anne writes about this ferry in her diary. Anne Frank, Diary Version B, 24 June 1942, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019. Also see: Geheugen van Plan Zuid: Anne Frank en het vergeten pontje.
- ^ E-mail by Tonny Noël, 2 december 2009. The husband of mrs. Noël is a grandson of Staal.