Shedding Our Stars

From his post at the headquarters of the German occupation during World War II, Hans Calmeyer surreptitiously saved thousands of Jewish lives in the Netherlands. Here, Laureen Nussbaum describes how Calmeyer declared her mother non-Jewish and deleted her and her family from the deportation lists—and traces the arc of both her life and Calmeyer’s in the aftermath of the war.

De la postul sau de la sediul ocupatiei germane in timpul celui de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial, Hans Calmeyer a salvat pe furis mii de vieti de evrei in Tarile de Jos. Aici, Laureen Nussbaum descrie modul in care Calmeyer si-a declarat mama neevreiasca si a sters-o pe ea si pe familia ei de pe listele de deportare - si urmareste atat viata ei, cat si cea a lui Calmeyer dupa razboi.