Joris Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 On July 15th 1942 the first train with deported Jews left for Auswitz. In it were 1137 people of which 962 from Amsterdam, the rest were Jewish orphans and German jews who fled Germany to Holland hoping to find a save haven. Another 92 transports would follow, deporting 101.800 persons. Less then 5000 returned alive. Around 24.000 Jews went into hiding, of them around 16.000 survived the war. I'm proud to say that my grandma hid a Jewish man who survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 The courage your Grandmother showed was, well it defies words. Many people who hid Jews or in the case of Jersey Russian prisoners from the Germans ended up in the camps themselsves. Many did not return either. She has left you a lot to live up to old mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 In the Netherlands people that hid jews or anybody else the Germans wanted to have were simply shot. And yeah, I've got a lot to live up to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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