It will take a few more months before the National Holocaust Museum officially opens its doors, but today a monument was unveiled to thank resistance members and people in hiding from the Second World War. “I now have 29 relatives because brave people saved me as a child.”
A group of Holocaust survivors has had a monument made to thank resistance members and those who went into hiding from the Second World War. Maurits Cohen is one of the initiators of the thank you sign. He calls this work of art his heart’s desire. “As a child I was saved several times from the hands of the Nazis. That is why I am indebted for the rest of my life. Now I can finally express that feeling physically.”
The daughter of another initiator, Jokelien Vles, is happy with the artwork. “You really see protection and freedom coming back. You can go down to take shelter and up to be free. Then you see the sky. I am a proud daughter.”
National Holocaust Museum
The National Holocaust Museum is not yet open to the public. The museum will open its doors on February 11 after a… years of renovation, but according to chief curator Annemiek Gringold it is important to show this work of art now. “If we were to reveal this during the opening of the museum, I am afraid that it would be a bit obscured by all the other stories and that is not allowed. The role of all rescuers is too important for that,” she says.