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Letter to Maria Jacobs, Author of A Safe House

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October 30th 2009
Dear Ms. Jacobs, I am a Canadian, Jewish, and living in a small canal house on the outskirts of Amsterdam for the month of October. Searching the shelves for something to read, I came across your book, A Safe House, Holland 1940-1945. Immediately, I picked it up and read it from cover to cover. Your true story, so vividly told, sent me first to the city of Amersfoort, where you and your mother ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more