Name: Joodse vluchtelingen in Amsterdam
Description: Silent movie. The recordings were made for the American newsreel 'The Refugee - Today and Tomorrow' ('March of Time'), which gives an impression of the reception of refugees in various European countries. December 1938.

Overview

After the Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) in November 1938, many German Jews fled to the Netherlands, but the Netherlands hardly allowed any of them in. The refugees who were allowed to stay received food from a Jewish aid organisation and help in finding shelter. Wounded refugees were cared for in a Jewish hospital.