Testimony of Katrin (van der Heiden) Polak, born in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, 1934, regarding her experiences in Leeuwarden, Oisterwijk, in hiding in Heemstede, in hiding while hidden by the Steenbergen family (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations) and in hiding while hidden by Paulina Ledeboer (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations)

Testimony of Katrin (van der Heiden) Polak, born in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, 1934, regarding her experiences in Leeuwarden, Oisterwijk, in hiding in Heemstede, in hiding while hidden by the Steenbergen family (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations) and in hiding while hidden by Paulina Ledeboer (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations) Her childhood in Leeuwarden and Oisterwijk. German Army occupation of the Netherlands, May 1940; confiscation of her father's factory; expulsion from the school in Oisterwijk, 1941; life under German occupation including the obligation regarding wearing a yellow badge; move to a hiding place in Heemstede, summer 1942; in hiding while hidden by the Steenbergen family (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations), including hiding at home due to her Jewish looks; visits in the church; contact with the underground; exchange of letters with her parents; visits made by her father; in hiding while hidden by Paulina Ledeboer (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations) due to fear of being exposed, including the starvation during winter, 1944-1945; hides during searches made by the Germans for Jews; air-raids; liberation by the Canadian Army, May 1945. Reunion with her parents, who survived; life after the war; aliya to Israel, 1964.