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Occupied City

"It was very difficultto find places for Jews", said a member of the groupafter the war

VOICE-OVER: "It was very difficult
to find places for Jews", said a member of the group
after the war

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VOICE-OVER: "It was very difficult to find places for Jews",
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said a member of the group after the war.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:03
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...
"Almost nobody wanted to take them." - Occupied City 00:10
"Almost nobody wanted to take them."
A third of them were caught before the war ended. - Occupied City 00:05
A third of them were caught before the war ended.
Amsterdam's forest, or "Forest Plan", - Occupied City 00:10
Amsterdam's forest, or "Forest Plan",
In August 1941, - Occupied City 00:11
In August 1941,
The Germans set up work camps - Occupied City 00:10
The Germans set up work camps
In early 1942, a camp was set up next to the Ringvaart canal - Occupied City 00:09
In early 1942, a camp was set up next to the Ringvaart canal
There was a camp for Jewish prisoners near the Bosbaan rowing course. - Occupied City 00:06
There was a camp for Jewish prisoners near the Bosbaan rowin...
In 1944, there was an additional work camp for Jewish men over 45 - Occupied City 00:13
In 1944, there was an additional work camp for Jewish men ov...
It was a so-called "to and fro camp", - Occupied City 00:08
It was a so-called "to and fro camp",
Every morning a special tram would take them to their workplace. - Occupied City 00:06
Every morning a special tram would take them to their workpl...
"We are digging there on the rowing course," - Occupied City 00:06
"We are digging there on the rowing course,"
A pond they had to dig was locally known as the "Jew Pit". - Occupied City 00:06
A pond they had to dig was locally known as the "Jew Pi...
As a child, Philo Bregstein once went to the site to visit his father - Occupied City 00:13
As a child, Philo Bregstein once went to the site to visit h...
Philo wrote of his pride at his father "wearing boots and working trousers, - Occupied City 00:20
Philo wrote of his pride at his father "wearing boots a...
On Dolle Dinsdag, Mad Tuesday, the 5th of September 1944, - Occupied City 00:18
On Dolle Dinsdag, Mad Tuesday, the 5th of September 1944,
Laundry business and home of the Vermeulen family. - Occupied City 00:05
Laundry business and home of the Vermeulen family.
In 1943, there were 21 Jews hiding here, - Occupied City 00:10
In 1943, there were 21 Jews hiding here,
They earned this money in various ways, including - Occupied City 00:10
They earned this money in various ways, including
VOICE-OVER: After the war, Sjaak de Wolf, who sheltered, remembered, - Occupied City 00:09
VOICE-OVER: After the war, Sjaak de Wolf, who sheltered, rem...
We slept on the bare floor, side-by-side on a threadbare blanket. - Occupied City 00:06
We slept on the bare floor, side-by-side on a threadbare bla...