# Schaduwkade

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Schaduwkade is a memorial along Amsterdam’s Nieuwe Keizersgracht, connecting wartime history with the canal’s former Jewish residents. Metal nameplates line the waterside quay beside the canal.

Each plate records a victim’s name, age, death date, and place, while house-number groups link people with former homes. The names face the former homes across the canal.

A hard-stone band holds the plates along the odd-numbered side, between the Amstel and Weesperstraat. Bridge plaques provide context in Dutch and English.

Schaduwkade recalls Jewish residents who were deported and murdered during the Second World War. The site makes wartime persecution personal through addresses and names.

Local residents initiated the memorial after plaques commemorated the Kok family at Nieuwe Keizersgracht. A house-number plate marks the former Jewish Council headquarters.

The memorial’s layout keeps each individual beside the place where that person once lived. Its stone edge follows the canal between Amsterdam landmarks.

The monument forms part of Amsterdam’s wider network of war memorials, while remaining closely tied to one canal. The quay is wheelchair accessible.

Schaduwkade places individual names within the streets, houses, and waterways of Amsterdam. The memorial keeps these former residents present beside their homes.

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## Photos

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