Immediately at the beginning of the interview for our documentary, Bea Green presented herself as a strong, determined woman. That would remain throughout the entire interview. The sharpness in her eyes, despite the age and especially despite everything those eyes had been forced to observe, was remarkable.

The story about her father, and how he was arrested in his position as a lawyer when he came to the police station to complain about the treatment of one of his clients, made us realize how humiliation and dehumanization were such deliberate tactical tools that the Nazis were using.
To this day, Bea still carries the photo of her father, stripped down to his underwear at the time of his arrest, and forced to walk down the street like that with a large sign on which he 'promises' never to press charges again about the treatment of his (Jewish) clients. The chilling photo expresses the oppression in such a deep way.

In addition to recalling her painful memories, Bea Green also made such an impression with her story of how she consciously chose to continue telling the stories about the war to new generations. Her volunteer work at the Jewish Museum London was still an important part of it. And while we listened attentively to her stories, we understood so well how she is perfectly capable of conveying the difficult story about the war to young people in an inspiring way; to the new generation who have the tough task of doing better than how they received the world.

The story of courage and wisdom of Bea Green and that of the other 'children of Truus' can hopefully make an important contribution to this difficult task.