Himmler, Seyss-Inquart and Rauter decided to set an example: the first roundup against Jews became a fact. On Saturday afternoon, February 22, 1941, a column of German trucks appeared near Waterlooplein. The area was completely cordoned off. Young Jewish men were ruthlessly herded together on Jonas Daniël Meijerplein,in Amsterdam. Also on the following day many Jewish men were arrested. A total of 427 Jews between the ages of twenty and thirty-five were deported to the Schoorl camp.
It wasn’t enough to just round them up and deport them. The Nazis also felt the need to humiliate at least one of the young men. One German M.P. (Grüne Polizei) is seen to be dealing a blow in a man’s face. In front of his friends and family.
The men captured during the round up were transported in an army truck to the concentration camp Schoorl. The group of 427 people only…
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