Jews are called up to work in Germany
The Zentrastelle für jüdische Auswanderung (Central Office for Jewish Emigration) starts to call up Jews to work in Germany. Using words such as ‘employment’, ‘work creation’ and ‘emigration’ the Nazis conceal the fact that this involves forced labour and deportation to concentration and extermination camps.
The first call ups are mostly for young people of German descent.
The Central Office is situated on the Adama van Scheltemaplain opposite the Sichterheitsdienst (Security Service) headquarters.
Euterpestraat
This can be found in the Oud-Zuid area of Amsterdam where many German Jewish refugees settled in the 1930’s. During the occupation, the headquarters of the Dutch department of the Sicherheitsdienst was situated here. In May 1945, the Euterpestraat was renamed after the resistance fighter Gerrit van der Veen.
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