Episode 150: Liesbeth van der Horst - How To Resist Fascism

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