Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive

Give Now  

Miriam Troostwyk - May 28, 1998 and June 3, 1999

Contents

Miriam Troostwyk was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1931. In 1933, the Troostwyk family emigrated to Amersfoort, Holland while her older sister remained in Germany. In 1939, Miriam's sister and her husband joined the family in Holland. Following the German invasion of the country in 1940, Miriam's father passed away of natural causes. With the help of friends and family, the Troostwyks evaded several German round-ups and later went into hiding first in Velp and then in Arnhem. In Arnhem the family stayed with several other families in the house of Mr. and Mrs. Vandenberg, where they remained until the liberation of the Netherlands in 1944. Following the liberation, Miriam remained in Holland for some time. She was married in 1953.

Link to Portraits of Honor Project

  1. Introduction
  2. Family
  3. Religious Life
  4. Jewish Community
  5. Knowledge of Camps
  6. Education
  7. Relations with Non-Jews
  8. Non-Jewish Friends
  9. Anti-Semitism
  10. Events in Germany
  11. Death of Family
  12. Sister's Wedding
  13. Relationship with Sister
  14. Sister Comes to Holland
  15. Outbreak of War
  16. Evacuations
  17. Return to Amersfoort
  18. The German Occupation
  19. Registration
  20. Jewish School
  21. Kennkarte
  22. Evading Round-Up
  23. Friends
  24. Preparing for Deportation
  25. Knowledge of Events in "the East"
  26. Talk of Hiding
  27. Talk of Hiding (Con't)
  28. Talk of Hiding (Con't)
  29. Talk of Hiding (Con't)
  30. Hiding in Velp
  31. Hiding in Arnhem
  32. Conditions in Hiding
  33. The Vandenbergs
  34. The Joodse Raad
  35. Relations with Others in Hiding
  36. Dance Lessons
  37. Luck
  38. The Battle of Arnhem
  39. Part II
  40. Warnings of Deportations
  41. Sister Escapes Deportation
  42. Sister Escapes Deportation (Con't)
  43. Family
  44. Letters from Family in Poland
  45. Suspicions
  46. Hiding Jewelry
  47. Mother
  48. Neighbors
  49. Hiding
  50. Relationships with Others in Hiding
  51. Dangers of Hiding
  52. Personal Relationships
  53. Conditions in Hiding
  54. War News
  55. The Battle of Arnhem
  56. The "Hunger Winter"
  57. Health Problems
  58. End of the War
  59. End of the War (Con't)
  60. V-2 Rockets
  61. Liberation
  62. Relationships with Town People
  63. Talking with Children
  64. Anne Frank
  65. Reflections on Persecution
  66. Return to School
  67. Jewish Children
  68. Concentration Camp Survivors
  69. Nightmares
  70. Private School
  71. Playing Piano
  72. Meeting Husband
  73. Work at Israeli Consulate
  74. Work at Israeli Consulate (Con't)
  75. Changing Jobs
  76. Working with Germans
  77. Meeting Husband (Con't)
  78. Meeting Husband (Con't)
  79. Meeting Husband (Con't)
  80. Meeting Husband (Con't)
  81. Talk of Immigration to America

© Board of Regents University of Michigan-Dearborn