Suskind, a german jewish salesman living in amsterdam during the nazi occupation, was forced to serve as the jewish head of deportation at the hollandsche schouwburg the jewish theater, the main. Johan van hulst risked his life to save jewish children. This was during the course of the second world war and the jews of amsterdam had to report themselves. In 1997, the seinfeld episode called the yada yada aired.
During the second world war the nazis requisitioned the theatre as a point of assembly. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading suskind dutch edition. Suskind dutch edition kindle edition by alex van galen. The nazis made it into a place of boredom and terror, where jews were held before they were transported out of the city to camps. The hollandsche schouwburg dutch theatre was designed by architect bombach and is a former popular theatre that was built in 1892 in the centre of the plantage neighbourhood. The bnai brith world center composed the january 1719 israelleg of the third biennial greececyprusisrael leadership mission, a joint initiative of the american hellenic educational progressive association order of ahepa, the american hellenic institute ahi, bnai brith international and the conference of presidents of major american jewish organizations. Walter suskind ebook by mark schellekens rakuten kobo. Hollandsche schouwburg, national holocaust memorial. After the war, this building was repurposed as a holocaust memorial. During the nazi occupation the theater was used as a gathering station for jews to be transported to the concentration camps. Suskind smuggled 1,200 jewish children to safety during the war. For many this subject is still problematic, which is why i am.
The hollandsche schouwburg began as a theater, a place of joy. Standing outside between the old theater and creche, imagining what it must have been like to steal away these little ones, i was in awe at all these. The author says, a network of heroic men and women risked everything to rescue more than 600 jewish children from the dutch theater, hollandsche schouwburg. During the nazi occupation it was renamed joodsche schouwburg jewish theater and was restricted to jewish performers and audiences. Hollandsche schouwburg can be crowded, so we recommend booking etickets ahead of time to secure your spot.
Hollandsche schouwburg former theatre used as a deportation centre during wwii. The hollandsche schouwburg used to be a popular theater before world war ii broke out. Alex van galen suskind stichting werkgroep herkenning. In 1945 his work was discovered by the nazis and he and his family were themselves sent to auschwitz, never to return. Wendie sakakeeny, karen morse, tim morse, secret courage. You need multiregion palntsc dvd player to view it in usacanada. The infants and children were placed in a network of safe houses in the dutch countryside. Bnai brith world center and keren kayemeth leisrael held.
After the war, the building became a permanent monument of. The walter suskind story suskind suskind nonusa format, pal, reg. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Righteous gentile recalls saving 100s of children the. Hollandsche schouwburg amsterdam 2020 all you need to. The center was housed in a theater called hollandsche schouwburg, across the street from a teaching college when dr. In 1943, johan van hulst, who recently died at the age of 107, was the newlyappointed principal of a teachers training college in amsterdam. This novel was written to commemorate the many dutch men and women who chose to use the gifts god gave them to battle for good. From here, tens of thousands of women and men were deported to concentration and extermination camps.
National holocaust memorial hollandsche schouwburg during world war ii, the hollandsche schouwburg was used by the german occupying forces as a collection centre for jews. From 1892 until 1941 the hollandsche schouwburg was an important theatre in amsterdams plantage neighbourhood. We give special recognition to the acts of righteousness of the ordinary dutchman, the bravery of the dutch resistance and the various relevant locations including a once vibrant and significant jewish community in amsterdam. Here we can also see how the german occupier organized this antisemitism and the deportation of jews of the. See more ideas about rococo fashion, 18th century clothing and 18th century fashion. The hollandsche schouwburg, once an important theater, became during world war ii the deportation centre for the jews of amsterdam. With two young children at home during the war, it would have been easy for him to turn a blind eye to the nazi. Hollandsche schouwburg is a former theatre in amsterdam. See all 27 hollandsche schouwburg tickets and tours on tripadvisor.
It is an illustrated cookbook, which describes the food culture in the middle ages, and includes easytomake medieval recipes. During the eighteen months that walter suskind was in charge of the hollandsche schouwburg and with the help of four separate groups of resistance workers, he was able to save almost one thousand infants and children and many adults. Today it is a memorial and a museum to remember the jews who have been deported from this place. Like other jews who were forced to work in concert with the nazis, walter suskind was considered a collaborator by many of his jewish brethren. He was in control of the jewish staff which consisted among them of doctors, nurses, cleaners and employees of the socalled department aid to departees.
After a short stay at the former theatre, the assembled jews were put on transports, for deportation to the camps. The bnai brith world center and the committee to recognize the heroism of jews who rescued fellow jews during the holocaust jrj have announced the latest conferees of their joint jewish rescuers citation rescuers who risked their lives to save fellow jews from deportation and extermination during the holocaust. The accomplices of murderers holocaust and wwii in the. Dutch rescuers of jewish children during the holocaust written by the u. National holocaust memorial hollandsche schouwburg. Walter suskind was a german jew living in amsterdam who was forced by the. Originally, the hollandsche schouwburg was a dutch theatre, but it was deemed as a jewish theatre in 1941 by nazi occupiers and it was later used as a deportation center during the holocaust in the netherlands on 4 may 1962, the theater was dedicated as a. From 1942, it was used as the main assembly point for jews, in fact a kind of prison. A book titled suskind written by dutch author alex van galen described walter suskinds life when working for the hollandsche schouwburg. Suskinds life when working for the hollandsche schouwburg. Jew ish council, walter suskind and felix halvestad succeeded m gammg access to some of. Suskind, focuses on the actions of walter suskind, a german jew who used his good relations with. This site is a dedication to the victims, survivors, and heroes during the nazi occupation of holland during world war ii. Hollandsche schouwburg dutch theater as manager of the hollandsche schouwburg, suskind was responsible for the daily course of things in the building and the coordination of the intake.
Originally, the hollandsche schouwburg was a dutch theatre, but it was deemed as a. During the nazi regime, it was used as a deportation centre for jews before their deportation to concentration camps. The walter suskind story suskind suskind, secret courage. Eerst was er een film over walter suskind, nu is er het boek dat gebaseerd is op. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While this installment is best known for coining the term antidentite and the use of yada, yada to skip details in conversation, it also takes an intriguing look at religious conversion and the confused feelings such an event creates in the people around the convert. Suskind, a german jewish salesman living in amsterdam during the nazi occupation, was forced to serve as the jewish head of deportation at the hollandsche schouwburg the jewish theater, the main deportation site in holland. Finding new perspectives on familiar places rolf potts. Hollandsche schouwburg is a museum in amsterdam in the netherlands. Walter suskind was a german jew, the manager of a theatre called the hollandsche schouwburg.