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"A Story: The Life of Johan and Gertrude Verloop, as written from memory, 1919-1946"

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Description: Consists of one memoir, 65 pages, entitled "A Story: The Life of Johan and Gertrude Verloop, as written from memory, 1919-1946," which was written by Johan Verloop in 1994. In the memoir, he describes his childhood in the Netherlands, learning of the threat of Nazism, and being accepted into officer's training school in 1939. He describes the German invasion of the Netherlands and his decision to go to university, as well as describing life under the German occupation. He joined the underground resistance movement with his future wife Gertrude (Mam) and helped to hide a young Jewish boy. He was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and sent to the Amersfoort concentration camp. He was released in March 1944 and describes life in the Netherlands at the end of the war, including the hunger winter and liberation. In 1946 he married Mam and they emigrated to the United States, reuniting with his parents, who had managed to emigrate in early 1940.
Date: inclusive: 1994
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edith Verloop-Kleinman
Collection Creator: Johan Verloop

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Personal Narratives.
Extent: 1 folder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Copyright Holder: Ms. Edith Verloop-Kleinman

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Netherlands--Personal narratives. Amersfoort (Concentration camp) Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-45.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Edith Verloop-Kleinman donated her father's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.

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