Liesbeth van der Horst is the director of the Verzetsmuseum - the Museum of WWII Resistance in Amsterdam.
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(00:00) Origins of the Resistance Museum
(02:05) Moving Locations and Growth
(04:12) Becoming Director in 2003
(06:45) Lessons from Resistance Figures
(09:30) The 1940 German Invasion
(13:10) Early Occupation and Dutch Nazis
(16:42) The February Strike of 1941
(21:20) Gradual Anti-Jewish Measures
(25:18) Deportations and Camp Westerbork
(29:35) Dutch Traditions of Tolerance
(33:10) Hiding, Families, and Anne Frank
(38:28) Who Resisted and Why
(42:15) Gerrit van der Veen’s Story
(44:50) Fake IDs and Underground Efforts
(47:08) Remembering Resistance Fighters
(49:05) Why the Museum Still Matters
