On July 30, 1942, the deportations of Jewish Rotterdammers and Jews who lived on the Zuidhollandse Islands started from Loods 24. The annual commemoration takes place at the Eva Cohen-Hartogkade at the 'Muur', a part of the wall that surrounded the area in which Loods 24 was located, and the Jewish children's monument, a semicircle with the 686 names of children who perished. At the initiative of the Loods24 Foundation, the Jewish Children's Monument, and the Municipality of Rotterdam, the Eva Cohen-Hartogkade was redesigned in 2022. This quay has been greened and re-paved. The new design features a special landscape design by artist Martine Herman, who integrated 10.000 unique stones into the walkways between large green areas with gently swaying ornamental grasses. The "empty," unplanted areas of the design refer to the empty spaces created in society by the deaths of many Jewish citizens during World War II. The 10.000 stones, originating from various Dutch cities, symbolize the approximately 10.000 Rotterdam Jews who never returned. The name of this new monument will officially be written as follows:
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Commissioned by Stichting Loods 24 and the Municipality of Rotterdam, BKOR oversaw the integration of the stones into the landscape design. BKOR connected the initiator and the Municipality of Rotterdam with artist Martine Herman, who was then added to the project team.
