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Amsterdam
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Two thousand five hundred. According to the documents Yoel has studied, that was the number of Jewish children hidden by Christian families during the war. Two thousand five hundred Jewish children, most of them from Amsterdam. According to Dutch law only those children with a surviving parent were eventually returned, while according to reality only those children whose surviving parent managed to find where they had been hidden were returned. Many children therefore remained with the families
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― House On Endless Waters
― House On Endless Waters
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Amsterdam mesmerized me. The narrow houses that lined the canals, the centuries-old architecture, the squares throughout the city and the cafés all had a unique charm. There were many reasons to fall in love with the city.
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― Train to Mumbai
― Train to Mumbai
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