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Opening Hours:

Sunday to Thursday: ‬09:00-17:00

Fridays and Holiday eves: ‬09:00-14:00

Yad Vashem is closed on Saturdays and all Jewish Holidays.

Entrance to the Holocaust History Museum is not permitted for children under the age of 10. Babies in strollers or carriers will not be permitted to enter.

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A Sign from the Period of Nazi Occupation of Hilversum, Holland: “Forbidden for Jews…!”

A wooden sign in Dutch with the words: “Forbidden for Jews”
A wooden sign in Dutch with the words: “Forbidden for Jews”

The sign was hung in a tennis court in the city of Hilversum, Holland and was secretly removed by the youth W. Niemoeller in 1942.
In the corner of the sign is the signature and stamp of the city: “Signed: Attorney General Feitsma Functioning as Regional Chief of Police”

A wooden sign in Dutch with the words: “Forbidden for Jews”
The youth W. Niemoeller in front of his home during the war. Note the front window crossed with tape because of the bombings. Hilversum, Holland, 1942
The youth W. Niemoeller in front of his home during the war. Note the front window crossed with tape because of the bombings. Hilversum, Holland, 1942

The youth W. Niemoeller in front of his home during the war. Note the front window crossed with tape because of the bombings. Hilversum, Holland, 1942