What was amazing, however, was that a staggering further 30,000 Jews survived the war by hiding in people’s basements, attics, and barns. We probably all know the story of Anne Frank and her family, but whilst like so many her story ended in tragedy, a huge number of lives were saved. And if it hadn’t been for the quiet courage of ordinary Dutch citizens who continued to keep their former neighbors safe even in the face of starvation during the brutal Hongerwinter where many were forced to eat tulip bulbs and wallpaper just to survive, nearly a whole nation of Dutch Jews would have been lost.
