Background material regarding the Dutch Jewish Pinkhof and Waterman families from Amsterdam and Loosdrecht, 1918-2000

Background material regarding the Dutch Jewish Pinkhof and Waterman families from Amsterdam and Loosdrecht, 1918-2000 - Press clippings regarding the history of the Jews in the Netherlands, from the "Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad" weekly paper, "Weekblad v.d. Algemene Nederlandse Diamantbewerkersbond", the weekly paper for diamond workers and the "Vrij Nederland" and "mgrhc" newspapers; - Three editions of "Ginzei Olam", Issues 9-11, Jerusalem, 1980-1982; - "In Search of the Picture", lecture given by Selma Leydersdorff; - Two articles by Salvador Bloemgarten: "Henri Polak, a Jew and a Dutchman" and "De Vlegeljaren van de Amsterdamse Socialist (The Awkward Age of the Amsterdam Socialist)"; - "Jews in the Netherlands, The Position of a Minority Through Three Centuries", a review by I. Schoeffer; - "Het Amsterdamsche Jodenkwartier (The Amsterdam Jewish Quarter)", an article by A. M. v. Diaz; - Pamphlet published by the Bibliotheka Rosenthaliana, the Amsterdam University Library; - "Van Reizen en Trekken in het Heilige Land (Day Laborer in the Holy Land)", a booklet by Abraham Mossel regarding Mossel's travels in Eretz Israel with a translation into Hebrew and illustrations by the author, 1918; - "The Portuguese Jews in Amsterdam, From Forced Conversion to Return to Judaism", a review by J. Kaplan regarding the Jews who settled in the Netherlands following persecution by the Inquisition; - "Gespleten Zielen (Split Souls)", speech given by Attorney J. A. v. Praag, in honor of his appointment as Professor of Spanish at the Amsterdam University, 01 November 1948; - "Dingen die Voorbijgaan (Things That Go Beyond)", article by Philo Bregstein; - "Die Aktion Bozenhardt & Co (The Bozenhardt & Co. 'Aktion'"), article by A. J. v.d. Leeuw written for the reparations claim according to the Bundesrueckerstattungsgesetz (Federal Restitution Law), 1959; - "De Amsterdamse Magistraal en de Portugese Joden in de zeventiende Eeuw (The Amsterdam Magistral and Portuguese Jews in the 17th Century)", an article by Dr. Wilhelmina Chr. Pieterse; - Excerpts from "De Ondergang (The Downfall)", a book by Presser regarding deportations, exemptions, curfew "Aktions"; Jews who worked in the diamond industry and Jews who converted to Christianity; - Excerpt from a report submitted by Gerturde van Thijn regarding the various exemptions; - Introduction to "Walden", a pamphlet by Aakje de Graff, published in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Socialist colony "Walden", headed by the Dutch author, Frederik van Eeden, 1998; - Picture of the Sephardi synagogue (the "Snoge" [or Esnoge]) in Amsterdam; - Postcard sent to Mirjam Pinkhof with a photograph of an etching of the Portuguese synagogue and the Ashkenazi synagogue in the Netherlands by Adolf v.d. Laan, 1989.