The number of people who went into hiding during the Second World War in Friesland is estimated at 23,000. This is just a rough guess and is probably...
In the stream of people trying to hide who went to Friesland various groups can be distinguished, among which Jews, students, veterans, railway...
Farms, houses, schoolbuildings, churches, potato heaps, barns, huts, holes, essentially anywhere could be considered a hiding place.
The organization and execution of helping people to hide was entirely dependent on people who were altruistically committed to this task. The ‘LO’,...
Hiding was risky, for the people who went into hiding as well as for the foster families. Hosts had immense fear of being severely punished. On top...
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