Saving the children: history of the organized effort to rescue Jewish children in the Netherlands 1942-1945
TitelSaving the children: history of the organized effort to rescue Jewish children in the Netherlands 1942-1945
Call number940.53161/0060
Objektnummer08122
UdgivelsesstedBethesda, Maryland, United States
UdgiverCDL Press
Udgivelsesår
2004
Pagineringxvi,192p.
MaterialeBook
SerieOccasional publications of the Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Program of Jewish Studies, Cornell University; no.6
ISBN9781883053888
Beskrivelse
An account of the underground networks that came into being in the Netherlands in the years 1942-45. Tells the story of those Dutch people were involved in saving and hiding Jewish children. It describes the work of two resistance groups: 'The Utrecht Children's Committee' led by Jan Meulenbelt and 'The Amsterdam Student Group' led by Piet Meerburg and Wouyer van Zeytveld. Two other groups discussed are 'The Naaamloze Vennootschap' and 'The Trouw Group.'