Testimony of Abraham Asscher, one of the leaders of the Joodse Raad (Jewish Council) at his trial, 1947-1948

Testimony of Abraham Asscher, one of the leaders of the Joodse Raad (Jewish Council) at his trial, 1947-1948 - Description of the circumstances under which he was appointed as Chairman of the Joodse Raad; the support and trust he received from most of the Dutch Jews; attempts to end the "February strike" in order to prevent executions of Jews; murder of the group of Dutch Jews who were sent to Mauthausen in 1941, according to what he heard from a German soldier; attempts to sabotage...