Westerweel Group: Non-Conformist Resistance Against Nazi Germany: A Joint Rescue Effort of Dutch Idealists and Dutch-German Zionists

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The book tells the touching story of the Dutch resistance group led by left wing teacher Joop Westerweel who managed to save some 300 Jews from the Nazi persecution. The Jews, mostly young German and Austrian Palestine Pioneers, were hidden in the Netherlands, partly brought to France and over the Pyrenees to Spain. Joop Westerweel paid with his life for his activities. Other members of the group ended up in concentration camps. Contents List of Images Timeline Introduction 1. Palestine pioneers, an International Movement 2. Zionism and Palestine Pioneers in the Netherlands 3. Joop Westerweel and the Left-Wing Radical Milieu in the 1920s and 1930s 4. The Birth of the Westerweel Group 5. Expansion Activities and Reinforcements 6. A Second Hiding Operation 7. The Search for Safety 8. Hiding in Limburg, Germany and France 9. Westerbork and Beyond 10. The German Counter-Offensive 11. Les Hollandais, the Westerweel Group in France 12. After the Liberation 13. Helpers and Non-conformists Bibliography Glossary of Terms Index