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Testimony of Sini Cohen, born in 1925 in Amsterdam, about her work at a children's home and the rescue of children in Amsterdam in 1942–1943

Oppression of Dutch Jews from 1940 on; concentrating the Jewish population of Amsterdam in a theatre building without basic provisions; separating children from parents; establishing a children's home; witness placed in charge of the children's safety; deportation of Jews to Westerbork; children smuggled out and placed with Dutch families with the help of the Dutch resistance; bribing the Germans with alcohol; persuading parents to place their children in the children's home to save their lives;...
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item Id
9000434
First Name
Sini
Last Name
Cohen
Date of Birth
1925
Place of Birth
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
13340
Language
English
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
17/05/2010
Date of Creation - latest
17/05/2010
Name of Submitter
כהן סיני
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
26
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video