Monument The Paasheuvel Vierhouten

The monument on De Paasheuvel in Vierhouten consists of a bronze bell and a bronze memorial column with names. The monument is located next to the camp house of the former Arbeiders Jeugdcentrale (AJC). The site is now owned by the Paasheuvel Group.
In memory of the members of the AJC who gave their lives for freedom during the war, a bronze bell was inaugurated during Pentecost 1947. The text on the bell reads: “1940-1945. As a lasting memory of our young comrades who died for freedom, my voice from the Paasheuvel calls out not to forget their example and to continue to testify for peace, freedom and friendship. Pentecost 1947”.
A calligraphed list of the dead was located next to the bell with the names of the dead known at that time. A bronze memorial column was placed in 1983. The column was designed by Bé van Aalderen and made by the Dutch Bell Foundry Eijsbouts in Asten. It lists the names of the previous death list, supplemented with names of victims who only became known later. There are over four hundred names on it. All names can be found at the war memorials on the website www.4en5mei.nl.

Workers Youth Center

The Workers Youth Center was founded in 1918 by the then Social Democratic Workers Party (SDAP) and the Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (NVV). The aim was to educate and develop working-class youth. In 1922, a bare hill was purchased in Vierhouten, which bore the name De Paasheuvel. A camp house was built, which was used as a camping and meeting area. During the Second World War, the site was used by German soldiers. For example, Landstorm companies were stationed there, two of whose soldiers accidentally discovered the Pas Opkamp or the Hidden Village on 29 October 1944. Eight Jews were locked up in the cellar of De Paasheuvel. Kaatje Gompes-Schoonhoed died there. Her husband Max Gompes was shot dead while digging the grave. The other six Jews were executed on the Tongerenseweg. The AJC was disbanded in 1959. The recreational activities were taken over by what would later be called De Paasheuvelgroep.