Schaduwkade in Amsterdam, Netherlands

In World War II, Amsterdam’s large Jewish population and notable Jewish institutions were particularly hard hit by the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.  The Jewish people were stripped of their rights and of their possessions, over 100,000 Jewish people were killed, and over 100,000 other Jewish people were deported from the country. One of the many locations in Amsterdam affected by the Holocaust was Niewe Keizersgracht within the to the southeast of the city center.  The canal was constructed