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"This film depicts the story of central-European Jewry during the Holocaust era, as experienced by two sisters: Franny Rozelaar and Betty Meir ( née Ichenh ä user), born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, and with the growing anti-Jewish measures in Nazi Germany, Fanny, born in 1919, was ejected from her school. The family left Germany, settling in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...

Erna S. was born in Przasnysz, Poland on February 15, 1923. She describes her family and their strong religious faith. She describes the Jewish community and changes after 1933. She discusses the destruction of her family’s business and fleeing to Białystok. She describes being sent to a Soviet labour camp and the conditions. Erna recalls her family moving to Arkhangel’sk after the German invasion ...

Peter V. was born September 23, 1940 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He describes his family. He explains that his mother was Orthodox Jewish and that his father was agnostic born to a Catholic home. He explains how his father was arrested in 1942 and imprisoned in Berlin. He recalls how his mother would remove her yellow star. He recalls that they entered a playground together and were asked to leave by ...

Estera K. was born in Lopshka [Łopuszka Mała, Poland] near the big city of Kańczuga. She describes her family and their religious life. She recalls going to a compulsory Catholic school. She describes the Jewish community and incidents of antisemitism. She recalls wishing her family would leave Poland but they were reluctant despite escalating tensions. Estera left with a cousin to go to Holland and ...

Louise S. was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1929. She recalls her large extended family. She describes her family moving to Amsterdam in 1942 due to raids and increased anti-Jewish restrictions. She recalls hiding during raids and her parents hiding their valuables. Louise describes being placed in hiding with a non-Jewish relative in Hilversum. She recalls being transferred to a different location ...

Louise S. was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1929. She describes her family as assimilated. She recalls moving to Bussum and attending school in Amsterdam. She discusses her family’s plans to emigrate and the German invasion prior to their departure date. She recalls anti-Jewish laws expelling her from school and forced relocation in Amsterdam. She describes attending a Jewish school. She describes ...

Gunter Bardeleben was born on August 17, 1920 in Berlin, Germany. He describes his family and early childhood. He explains that his parents were not observant and that he was hardly aware of being Jewish before the Nazis came to power. He discusses how his parents sent him to a Quaker school in Holland at age fourteen. He recalls how his parents were able to immigrate to England because of his father’s ...

Anna-Maria was born to a non-Jewish family in Gorinchem, Netherlands. She moved to Dordrecht in 1926 to complete her education and became the secretary for the owner of store. She describes her interactions and friendships with members of the Jewish community. She recalls her marriage on May 7, 1940 three days before the German invasion of the Netherlands. She discusses the political situation and ...

George T. was born in 1912 in Zsolna, Hungary, which became part of Czechoslovakia after the First World War. He describes his family and early childhood. His family moved to Miskolc, Hungary after his mother had a stroke and died shortly after. He recalls his father remarrying a woman much more religious. He describes increasing antisemitism. He describes attending medical school in Debrecen and facing ...

Marion C. was born in Berlin, Germany in 1936. She describes her paternal family. She describes how her family store was destroyed during Kristallnacht. She recalls how her parents had to do forced labour in the city. She describes how her mother switched their identity cards with a friend. She describes their escape across the Dutch border. She recalls being separated from her mother and going into ...

Susan Q. was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1923 to a prominent Sephardic family. She describes a large extended family. She recalls the German invasion and occupation. She describes learning trades such as dressmaking and nursing, including working at Jewish hospital. She describes her parents’ deportation to Westerbork in 1942 and their release after a friend provided false papers. She recalls ...