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58 Nieuwe Keizersgracht, Headquarters of the Jewish Council, the organisation the Nazi's...

58 Nieuwe Keizersgracht, Headquarters of the Jewish Council, the organisation the Nazi's forced
upon Jewish people in 1941 to enact their policies

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58 Nieuwe Keizersgracht,
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Headquarters of the Jewish Council,
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the organisation the Nazi's forced upon Jewish people in 1941
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to enact their policies.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:55:34
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Family Affair Films,Lammas Park,VPRO,Regency Enterprises,A24,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's...
Was the organisation collaborating - Occupied City 00:06
Was the organisation collaborating
The public entrance was at basement level, - Occupied City 00:08
The public entrance was at basement level,
Everyone wanted to work for the Jewish Council because initially, - Occupied City 00:10
Everyone wanted to work for the Jewish Council because initi...
The organisation created numerous departments all over the city, - Occupied City 00:09
The organisation created numerous departments all over the c...
In its decisions, the Council tended to favour the elite. - Occupied City 00:05
In its decisions, the Council tended to favour the elite.
Chairman David Cohen defended this policy in his memoirs: - Occupied City 00:25
Chairman David Cohen defended this policy in his memoirs:
In 1947, a Special Court of Justice - Occupied City 00:10
In 1947, a Special Court of Justice
That same year, a Jewish Community Tribunal - Occupied City 00:10
That same year, a Jewish Community Tribunal
In 1940, Jewish teachers were fired, - Occupied City 00:10
In 1940, Jewish teachers were fired,
In 1941, - Occupied City 00:10
In 1941,
The headmaster, Piet Gunning, - Occupied City 00:09
The headmaster, Piet Gunning,
Gunning was fired in 1942 - Occupied City 00:09
Gunning was fired in 1942
VOICE-OVER: Various German organisations requisitioned the school, - Occupied City 00:09
VOICE-OVER: Various German organisations requisitioned the s...
The soldiers were billeted to the classrooms, - Occupied City 00:08
The soldiers were billeted to the classrooms,
The Germans bred pigs in the basement, - Occupied City 00:07
The Germans bred pigs in the basement,
VOICE-OVER: Several of the school's teachers and students - Occupied City 00:06
VOICE-OVER: Several of the school's teachers and studen...
In December 1942, - Occupied City 00:13
In December 1942,
They also passed on a forged baptism certificate - Occupied City 00:09
They also passed on a forged baptism certificate
Pay attention. - Occupied City 00:08
Pay attention.
VOICE-OVER: Corner of Apollolaan and Beethovenstraat. - Occupied City 00:05
VOICE-OVER: Corner of Apollolaan and Beethovenstraat.