Jack was born as a Jewish little boy during the Second World War. When he was just six months old, he already had to go into hiding. Hij ended up in Brunssum, in the Netherlands: a mining town where over 250 Jewish children were saved during the war. Together with Chief Rabbi Jacobs, Paola goes to Brunssum to investigate the resistance history of Brunssum. What is the story of Jack Aldewereld? How did he discover his real identity? And what can young people today learn from his story?
Jack was born as a Jewish little boy during the Second World War. When he was just six months old, he already had to go into hiding. Hij ended up in Brunssum, in the Netherlands: a mining town where over 250 Jewish children were saved during the war. Together with Chief Rabbi Jacobs, Paola goes to Brunssum to investigate the resistance history of Brunssum. What is the story of Jack Aldewereld? How did he discover his real identity? And what can young people today learn from his story?