The Holocaust memoir of a Dutch family who evaded arrest and
deportation by the Nazis. Told through letters, diaries, and
interviews, and illustrated with photographs throughout, this
detailed account brings a new perspective to one of history's most
horrific chapters. During the Second World War, as the Nazis
tightened their grip on the Netherlands, the Jewish population was
slowly restricted from public life-everything from owning a bike to
having a job was forbidden. Sensing the murderous consequences of
deportation, Daphne Geismar's family-her parents, grandparents,
aunts, and uncles-decided to separate and go into hiding. Parents
and children were torn apart, living for years in isolation behind
a church organ, below floorboards, or even in plain sight. While
timelines and notes provide context, we hear the voices of young
Mirjam, sent by her parents to live with a family of strangers;
Judith whose braids were cut to make her look less Jewish; Nathan,
taken in and given false papers by a Dutch soldier. Ordinary people
whose collective story is one of resilience and resistance,
survival and compassion. "This is an important book because many
people don't know what took place in the Netherlands during the
Nazi occupation....[The] fascinating story also highlights the
courage of the rescuers involved in that dangerous undertaking. It
is a story that must be told to inspire others never to give up
even when it seems all is lost."-Mordecai Paldiel, Former Director,
Righteous Among Nations, Yad Vashem For readers of history and
memoirs, this family's story, Invisible Years, challenges readers
to follow this example of resistance to inhumanity.
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