Holocaust Survivors Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Klein, Ellen Wilson
Publication Date
11-9-2010
Date
2010-04-23
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust survivor Sam Schryver. Schryver was born in Amsterdam in 1922. Immediately after the Germans invaded, he joined the Dutch resistance; his main activities were providing other people with ration cards and assisting them in other ways. Schryver had several close calls with the Nazis while in the resistance, on one occasion escaping from an interrogation. In 1943 he went to The Hague, where he, his sister, and another girl were in hiding until January 1945, when they were finally captured and sent to Westerbork. On April 11, 1945, after hearing artillery fire from the approaching Allies, Schryver escaped from the camp and reached the 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade, where he convinced their commander, Jean Victor Allard, not to bombard the camp. After the war, Schryver worked for a Jewish organization that was trying to reunite hidden children with their families. In 2000, he was knighted by the Queen of Holland for his part in saving the prisoners at Westerbork. He is a frequent speaker at the Florida Holocaust Museum and at local schools.
Keywords
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Netherlands, World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands, Holocaust survivors--Florida, Holocaust survivors--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories; Online audio
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
F60-00025
Recommended Citation
Schryver, Sam, "Sam Schryver oral history interview" (2010). Holocaust Survivors Oral History Project. 7.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/holocaust_OH/7
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