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A day care centre, from September 1941
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A day care centre,from September 1941 only for Jewish childrenand Jewish staff

A day care centre,
from September 1941 only for Jewish children
and Jewish staff

Full Transcript

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A day care centre, from September 1941
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only for Jewish children and Jewish staff.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
03:17:38
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...
In October 1942 children under twelve - Occupied City 00:11
In October 1942 children under twelve
The director of the crèche, Henriette Pimentel, and her staff - Occupied City 00:19
The director of the crèche, Henriette Pimentel, and her staf...
Some children were smuggled from the crèche - Occupied City 00:06
Some children were smuggled from the crèche
Others escaped in the arms of a carer while she hopped onto a tram, - Occupied City 00:14
Others escaped in the arms of a carer while she hopped onto ...
Blond children, known as "tea substitutes", - Occupied City 00:13
Blond children, known as "tea substitutes",
All 70 children who were present on the 23rd of July 1943 - Occupied City 00:10
All 70 children who were present on the 23rd of July 1943
The crèche was closed permanently in September 1943. - Occupied City 00:06
The crèche was closed permanently in September 1943.
The Hollandsche Schouwburg, or Dutch Theatre. - Occupied City 00:05
The Hollandsche Schouwburg, or Dutch Theatre.
This theatre was renamed the Jewish theatre in October 1941 - Occupied City 00:11
This theatre was renamed the Jewish theatre in October 1941
The newly formed Jewish Symphony Orchestra - Occupied City 00:12
The newly formed Jewish Symphony Orchestra
They could only perform music by Jewish composers. - Occupied City 00:06
They could only perform music by Jewish composers.
In July 1942 the theatre was changed into a deportation centre. - Occupied City 00:07
In July 1942 the theatre was changed into a deportation cent...
It was renamed Umschlagplatz Plantage Middenlaan, - Occupied City 00:08
It was renamed Umschlagplatz Plantage Middenlaan,
The facility's first staff members were the actors from the theatre. - Occupied City 00:06
The facility's first staff members were the actors from...
People were detained at the theatre - Occupied City 00:07
People were detained at the theatre
Usually, three to four hundred people would be held here at any one time. - Occupied City 00:06
Usually, three to four hundred people would be held here at ...
But that figure sometimes rose to 1,400. - Occupied City 00:06
But that figure sometimes rose to 1,400.
When evening came, the chairs were stacked up against the walls - Occupied City 00:09
When evening came, the chairs were stacked up against the wa...
When they were deported, the prisoners either walked - Occupied City 00:09
When they were deported, the prisoners either walked
The Jewish manager of the facility, Walter Susskind, - Occupied City 00:12
The Jewish manager of the facility, Walter Susskind,