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In October 1942children under twelve whose parents were detainedin the crowded Dutch...

In October 1942
children under twelve whose parents were detained
in the crowded Dutch theatre deportation centre
across the road were kept here

Full Transcript

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In October 1942 children under twelve
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whose parents were detained in the crowded
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Dutch theatre deportation centre across the road were kept here.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
03:17:45
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...
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,
Several hundred people managed to escape from the theatre, - Occupied City 00:08
Several hundred people managed to escape from the theatre,