Like Anne Frank, Flory Van Beek was a young girl caught in the ruthless Nazi occupation of Holland. But Flory survived to recount this extraordinary story of persecution and survival.
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A Dutch-Jewish Holocaust survivor now living in California, Van Beek recalls her harrowing experiences at the mercy of the Nazis. In 1939, fearing a German invasion of Holland, the 18-year-old Van Beek left her Rotterdam family for Argentina with her German-Jewish boyfriend, Felix. But German mines sank their ship; seriously injured, they recuperated in England, but were refused permanent residency there and arrived back in Holland right before the Germans. In the panic of the invasion, Van Beek's aunt and her family attempted suicide, with one cousin succeeding. Anti-Jewish pogroms and deportations escalated, and in 1942 Van Beek, now living with her mother's family in the Dutch town of Amersfoort, received a summons to report to a German work camp. A chance meeting with an altruistic Resistance member resulted in hiding places for the couple and some family members. But Van Beek's mother was deported to Westerbork and a poignant letter that she threw from the train headed to Auschwitz, where she was murdered, managed to reach Van Beek. Although the author's rudimentary writing skills hinder her memoir, this has intrinsic value as a Holocaust survivor testimony.
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"A simply-told testimony of much power." -- Jewish Week
"This has intrinsic value as a Holocaust survivor testimony." -- Publishers Weekly
"This moving story of courage and survival is a must read for everyone, so that future generations of the world should never forget the Holocaust." -- Rabbi Marc S. Rubenstein, Spiritual leader of Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach
"While the immediate association is Anne Frank’s attic, Van Beek’s straightforward account brings a fabled and singular Jewish culture to the forefront...her most striking touch is her account of the Dutch restoring their original street names after the defeat of Hitler." -- Forward
"This moving story of courage and survival is a must read for everyone, so that future generations of the world should never forget the Holocaust." (Rabbi Marc S. Rubenstein, Spiritual leader of Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach )
"Flory is a powerful memoir of persecution, survival, and a young couple's devotion." (Richard Paul Evans, New York Times bestselling author )
"While the immediate association is Anne Frank's attic, Van Beek's straightforward account brings a fabled and singular Jewish culture to the forefront...her most striking touch is her account of the Dutch restoring their original street names after the defeat of Hitler." (Forward )
"An amazing account -- it makes you want to head straight for Holland and shake everybody's hand. . . . Horror is real; the Nazis insisted on it, sponsored it even. But decency is real, too, and sometimes it prevails. This book bears witness to that." (Washington Post )
"A simply-told testimony of much power." (Jewish Week )
"Flory's story is filled with history, heartache and hope...an important contribution to the understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust and the spirit of survival." (Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League )
"This has intrinsic value as a Holocaust survivor testimony." (Publishers Weekly )
"A vivid story of the Holocaust and its few survivors." (Booklist ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"This has intrinsic value as a Holocaust survivor testimony." -- Publishers Weekly
"This moving story of courage and survival is a must read for everyone, so that future generations of the world should never forget the Holocaust." -- Rabbi Marc S. Rubenstein, Spiritual leader of Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach
"While the immediate association is Anne Frank’s attic, Van Beek’s straightforward account brings a fabled and singular Jewish culture to the forefront...her most striking touch is her account of the Dutch restoring their original street names after the defeat of Hitler." -- Forward
"This moving story of courage and survival is a must read for everyone, so that future generations of the world should never forget the Holocaust." (Rabbi Marc S. Rubenstein, Spiritual leader of Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach )
"Flory is a powerful memoir of persecution, survival, and a young couple's devotion." (Richard Paul Evans, New York Times bestselling author )
"While the immediate association is Anne Frank's attic, Van Beek's straightforward account brings a fabled and singular Jewish culture to the forefront...her most striking touch is her account of the Dutch restoring their original street names after the defeat of Hitler." (Forward )
"An amazing account -- it makes you want to head straight for Holland and shake everybody's hand. . . . Horror is real; the Nazis insisted on it, sponsored it even. But decency is real, too, and sometimes it prevails. This book bears witness to that." (Washington Post )
"A simply-told testimony of much power." (Jewish Week )
"Flory's story is filled with history, heartache and hope...an important contribution to the understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust and the spirit of survival." (Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League )
"This has intrinsic value as a Holocaust survivor testimony." (Publishers Weekly )
"A vivid story of the Holocaust and its few survivors." (Booklist ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This is a gripping true life memoir of a young Dutch girl named Flory and her life in German occupied-Netherlands. I listened to the unabridged audio edition of this novel, and it was very compelling. I found Flory to be a remarkably resilient and likeable woman. Her observations were insightful and pertinent. The Dutch Christians who hid her and tended her and her family through the war were quite brave.
The only thing missing was more about the relationship between Flory and her husband. I admit I am curious how their relationship fared under such harsh circumstances, especially after such a quick marriage.. I understand why the author did not include details, but I admit, that I am curious a bit about their situation, especially since they both seemed so young and married under duress. I would recommend this to persons who are interested in educating themselves about wartime events and life in occupied Europe.
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Flory A. Van Beek has written this memoir of the time she spent hidden from the Nazis. It is inspiring to read of her survival during World War II. I also am amazed by all the help various people gave her even though they were risking their own lives by helping her. After reading the book I saw on the internet that there may or may not be a television mini-series based on the book. I do so hope someone will make sure this story is told as widely as possible. A TV mini-series would be one way to do it. There are others. I just would like to see it done and the sooner the better while the author is still alive. Brenda Foust.
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Flory is a very powerful memoir of a young couple who survived persecution during Holland's occupation by the Nazis. Out of the over 140000 Dutch Jews who lived in the Netherlands at the start of World War II, only about 6000 survived, Flory being one of them.
Flory was only a teen-ager when the Nazis invaded Holland. She tried to escape on the infamous SS Simon Bolivar passenger ship with Felix,her boyfriend, whom she would marry later. Their ship was blown up by a mine, but miraculously both Flory and Felix survived. They recovered from their injuries in England, then returned to the Netherlands only to find that when the Nazi's control increased, they had to go into hiding. They were hidden by compassionate strangers who sacrificed their own safety to keep Flory and Felix alive. Flory came to America after the war with a suitcase full of papers that she buried while in hiding during the war. These papers are now one of the largest collections from the Netherlands in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. This book was very meaningful to me, as I spent my childhood in the Netherlands, was there during the war and knew on a first hand basis the terror, hunger and experiences from my parents. I think that each story from the Holocaust during World War II is a tribute to family and the power of good in the face of so much evil and Flory's story is no exception. A must read if you love history and are interested in World War II
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