Typewritten records kept by Dutch Jewish people, listing names, locations, and dates they were taken from their communities into camps. While the Nazis kept records of these things, Jewish people kept their own records and many of these survived. These are some of the records that were found that were still preserved — others are disintegrated to the point that they are illegible.
Top: Documents of a disabled Jewish person who attempted to be exempted from being enlisted. He died not long after. Bottom: Documents from the office of Adolf Hitler.
A tapestry of life in a concentration camp created by a survivor using items from the camp.The white marble floor at the entrance of the NIOD. The pattern in the marble is symmetrical.A carved and painted ceiling in the entryway of the NIOD. The pattern stems from an octagon in the center. The molding is brown with green trim, and the inner areas are gold with intricate, symmetrical brown floral patterns.A three-paned window in the main office. There are simple, cream-colored drapes at the top of each pane and golden candle chandeliers on either side of the window. Outside the window is a view of other buildings in Amsterdam.A carved fireplace in the main office. The frame of the fireplace is dark wood and the interior is Delftware. There is a cupboard at the top of the fireplace.An old roman numeral clock above a doorway. The doorway has a carved wooden frame and the door has yellow stain-glass windows.A wooden lion head carved into the wall.A view of a golden chandelier from underneath that displays wooden staircases going up another two stories that wrap around the walls and of flowers that are painted on the walls.The wooden floor on the second story. The wood is light-colored and arranged into squares, and there are dark six-pointed stars in the middle of each square.A view from underneath a sculpture made from two large gold rings, one hanging horizontally and one hanging vertically. Above the sculpture is a round stained glass skylight made primarily of red, green, and clear glass with bright blue accents.A wooden clock hanging in a door frame. It is octagonal and has a gold-colored face.A crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. The ceiling is painted blue with angels flying in a circle.Marble angels playing flute and mandolin carved over a fireplace.
A deep bathtub with two steps leading down into it. The bathtub is sealed off with glass and has two rubber ducks sitting in the bottom of it.A close-up of the rubber ducks in the bathtub. The one on the right is a slightly darker yellow than the one on the left. The one on the left has a baby duck sitting on top of it.The wallpaper in the hallway is a pinkish-red with flowers painted in smaller green areas. Many of the flowers are purple or red.
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