After the Japanese invaded the Dutch East Indies, Ilse Evelijn Veere Smit, her mother and siblings were sent to a concentration camp. Ilse survived the war only to see her family to become targets of Indonesian revolutionaries determined to wipe out Dutch colonialists. Author Dorothy Read documents Ilse's story in the book, "End the Silence" and they share their story with Dialogue Host Joan Cartan-Hansen.
I can't wait to read the book - and hope a movie is made of this incredible story!
gungfu69 1 year ago
This is an amazing story. I'm Dutch-Indonesian as well, and I love hearing these stories.
My parents saw a lot of prejudice- both by the indonesians and the dutch.
wentsurfing 1 year ago