Best of
Dutch-Literature
2020
Invisible Years: A Family’s Collected Account of Separation and Survival during the Holocaust in the Netherlands
Daphne Geismar - 2020
Sensing the murderous consequences of deportation, they decided to separate and go into hiding. Parents and children were torn apart, living for years in isolation behind a church organ, below floorboards, or even in plain sight. Through interwoven letters, diaries, and interviews, Geismar presents the story of nine family members―her parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles―in their own words, alongside a trove of photographs and artifacts. This family’s detailed account of one of history’s most horrific chapters challenges us to follow their example of resistance to inhumanity.