Holocaust novel on Dutch rescue of hundreds of Jewish kids slammed for errors

Critics say book depicting operation to smuggle children out of Amsterdam kindergarten during WWII twists historical record; publisher stands by author

Dec 5, 2020

AMSTERDAM — It was meant as an ode to one of the most courageous yet little-known rescue efforts of Jews during the Holocaust.

But a week after its publication, a Dutch-language historical novel is at the heart of a controversy over whether the author twisted the historical record in ways that risk distorting public understanding of the genocide.


Critics say “The Nursery,” which is based on a daring rescue operation to smuggle hundreds of Jewish children out of Amsterdam and describes itself on its cover as a “real-life story,” contains dozens of historical inaccuracies.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/holoca...ed-for-errors/