Truus’ Children is a documentary about Dutch war hero Truus Wijsmuller, a woman who saved the lives of thousands of Jewish children. Below you’ll find an overview of the children Truus Wijsmuller saved and who we were able to interview. Click on the images to get more information about their stories. The documentary was broadcast in the Netherlands by the NPO (2 DOC) and was also available on Netflix.
(1933, Paris)
(1937, Frankfurt)
(1933, Amsterdam)
(1932, Hamm)
(1926, Friedrichstadt)
(1935, Duisburg)
(1923, Leipzig)
(1927, Leipzig)
(1930, Leipzig)
(1932, Leipzig)
(1925, Hannover)
(1928, Hannover)
(1928, Kaldenkirchen)
(1926, Bad-Wimpfen am Neckar)
(1927, Bochum)
(1928, Duisburg-Hamborn)
(1931, Kassel)
(1930, Cologne)
(1925, Berlin)
(1927, Cologne)
(1932, Geilenkirchen)
(1937, Geilenkirchen)
(1924, Vienna)
(1935, Prague)
(1924, Munich)
(1924, Vienna)
(1944, Amsterdam)
(1926, Dortmund)
(1927, Gelsenkirchen)
(1929, Berlin)