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A reader's letter published in June 1942
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Occupied City

A reader's letter publishedin June 1942 in the anti-Semitic magazineThe Foghorn, read, "As...

A reader's letter published
in June 1942 in the anti-Semitic magazine
The Foghorn, read, "As if the sight of all those stars
slurping ice cream wasn't already unpleasant enough, the most scandalous thing is that
all the wrappers and spoons get thrown onto the street

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A reader's letter published in June 1942
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in the anti-Semitic magazine The Foghorn, read,
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"As if the sight of all those stars slurping ice cream
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wasn't already unpleasant enough,
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the most scandalous thing is that all the wrappers and spoons
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get thrown onto the street.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:05
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...
I know this is a Jewish habit, - Occupied City 00:10
I know this is a Jewish habit,
Home of Friedrich Steinbach and family since 1943, - Occupied City 00:13
Home of Friedrich Steinbach and family since 1943,
The Sinti registered here were captured in May 1944 - Occupied City 00:09
The Sinti registered here were captured in May 1944
They were deported to transit camp Westerbork - Occupied City 00:08
They were deported to transit camp Westerbork
Detention Centre II, better known as Amstelveenseweg Prison. - Occupied City 00:07
Detention Centre II, better known as Amstelveenseweg Prison.
The women's section held resistance fighters - Occupied City 00:12
The women's section held resistance fighters
Prinsen Geerligs was executed in Sachsenhausen concentration camp - Occupied City 00:09
Prinsen Geerligs was executed in Sachsenhausen concentration...
Schaft was shot in the dunes near Amsterdam - Occupied City 00:07
Schaft was shot in the dunes near Amsterdam
Other people held here included Johannes Kleiman and Victor Kugler, - Occupied City 00:10
Other people held here included Johannes Kleiman and Victor ...
In 1943 resistance worker Johan Benders, a teacher, - Occupied City 00:14
In 1943 resistance worker Johan Benders, a teacher,
Immediately after liberation, - Occupied City 00:08
Immediately after liberation,
A newspaper wrote in May 1945: - Occupied City 00:12
A newspaper wrote in May 1945:
They wore German army uniforms, - Occupied City 00:18
They wore German army uniforms,
151 Koninginneweg, or Queen's Road, - Occupied City 00:08
151 Koninginneweg, or Queen's Road,
Members of the British Royal Air Force received instructions - Occupied City 00:10
Members of the British Royal Air Force received instructions
The house number, 151, was sewn into their collar, - Occupied City 00:08
The house number, 151, was sewn into their collar,
De Nève, who had contact with British military intelligence - Occupied City 00:09
De Nève, who had contact with British military intelligence
He also helped Dutch people escape the country, - Occupied City 00:07
He also helped Dutch people escape the country,
De Nève took over the illegal newspaper Vrij Nederland - Occupied City 00:11
De Nève took over the illegal newspaper Vrij Nederland
Using insanity as a defence at his trial, he was not sentenced to death - Occupied City 00:10
Using insanity as a defence at his trial, he was not sentenc...