The exhibition showcases primary source material from our collection keeping a child’s perspective in mind, including testimonies, artefacts, photographs, and documents from the Holocaust. One interesting item includes Joe de Haan’s false identity card issued in 1941, identifying him as delivery boy Willem Walvis.

It was too dangerous for Joe to stay in his hometown, so he was hidden by the Resistance in the north of the Netherlands. Today, Joe volunteers at our museum sharing his experience with students.