paroolOct 17, 2026, 01:01

Jewish photographer Maria Austria captured Moluccan families in former Westerbork camp in 1952: ‘She recognized what those people were feeling’

In 1952, the Jewish Amsterdam-based photographer Maria Austria documented Moluccan families living in the former Westerbork camp. Her work is currently featured in an exhibition at the Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork, where her niece and a survivor who lived there as a child reflect on the images.

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Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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