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Sophia Polak managed to obtaina so-called "Calmeyer Stamp", which indicated that shewas...

Sophia Polak managed to obtain
a so-called "Calmeyer Stamp", which indicated that she
was only "partly" Jewish

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Sophia Polak managed to obtain a so-called "Calmeyer Stamp",
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which indicated that she was only "partly" Jewish.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:10
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...
She and her sister gained this status - Occupied City 00:14
She and her sister gained this status
Demmenie's son agreed to tell this lie. - Occupied City 00:05
Demmenie's son agreed to tell this lie.
To be granted their stamps, Sophia and her sister Stella - Occupied City 00:14
To be granted their stamps, Sophia and her sister Stella
The two middle-aged sisters were instructed to lift up their skirts - Occupied City 00:10
The two middle-aged sisters were instructed to lift up their...
With their skirts raised, they had to walk up and down on stockinged feet - Occupied City 00:12
With their skirts raised, they had to walk up and down on st...
The Van der Kar-Polak family produced forgeries of ID documents, - Occupied City 00:10
The Van der Kar-Polak family produced forgeries of ID docume...
"I spent at least three years sharing a bed with my parents", - Occupied City 00:08
"I spent at least three years sharing a bed with my par...
Once the "houseguests" had been there for a few days, - Occupied City 00:09
Once the "houseguests" had been there for a few da...
On the four occasions that the authorities raided the house, - Occupied City 00:08
On the four occasions that the authorities raided the house,
VOICE-OVER: 29 Niersstraat, first floor. - Occupied City 00:05
VOICE-OVER: 29 Niersstraat, first floor.
Home of Simon de la Bella, a Jewish senator for the socialist party. - Occupied City 00:07
Home of Simon de la Bella, a Jewish senator for the socialis...
When he was arrested in July 1940, - Occupied City 00:09
When he was arrested in July 1940,
He died in 1942 - Occupied City 00:07
He died in 1942
VOICE-OVER: De la Bella's daughter Carla joined the resistance, - Occupied City 00:08
VOICE-OVER: De la Bella's daughter Carla joined the res...
She later said: - Occupied City 00:09
She later said:
I realise now I was thrown into total adulthood. - Occupied City 00:05
I realise now I was thrown into total adulthood.
There were no boundaries anymore. You could do what you wanted. - Occupied City 00:05
There were no boundaries anymore. You could do what you want...
Everybody was living with everybody else, - Occupied City 00:06
Everybody was living with everybody else,
It was also our way to respond to the tension of resistance work." - Occupied City 00:06
It was also our way to respond to the tension of resistance ...
Valentijnkade, Zeeburg Jewish cemetery. - Occupied City 00:06
Valentijnkade, Zeeburg Jewish cemetery.