A shocking film, uncovering the painful truth about indifference to, and collaboration with the Nazis in WWII, when 75 percent of the Jews in the Netherlands were annihilated.
After a lengthy quest, Willy Lindwer unravels the truth about the betrayal of his aunt and uncle, who went into hiding in the eastern village of Varsseveld. They and six others were betrayed by a young family who coveted the apartment where some of them were in hiding. The family received a 75-guilder-reward for their pains, and the aunt and uncle were gassed in Auschwitz.
Together with the internationally renowned Dutch writer Harry Mulisch, Lindwer delves into the history of Lipmann-Rosenthal (LIRO). This bank plundered Jewish assets during the war and used the money to fund the Nazi murder machine, and Mulisch's own father, an Austrian who took Dutch citizenship, was one of its directors during the occupation. Mulisch had a Jewish mother, who divorced his father before the war. For the first time, Mulisch talks openly and at length to the camera about his father's role.
This investigation into the dark past explains why Anne Frank and 100,000 other Dutch Jews were deported.
Some Dutch WILL betray you:I certainly was, but the consequences weren't as horrific as this
llewesa100 3 weeks ago
great job willy!
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neversurrenderme 10 months ago
@fannytastik022
were mostly jews;)
Almost all have been killed.
wizebeard 2 years ago
only 5% are muslims and the rest are either atheist or christian. 80% of The Netherlands are etnic dutch
sarg1988 2 years ago
lol not mostly... maybe like 0.5% of the population are jews.. the rest are christians and muslims..
BornWestern 2 years ago
ok, i never knew that dutch ppl are mostly jews, i had a half jew bf bt he never really mentioned it to me probably cz we wer in an arab country
fannytastik022 2 years ago