Episode 150: Liesbeth van der Horst - How To Resist Fascism from Keep Talking

Episode 150: Liesbeth van der Horst - How To Resist Fascism

49 minutes Posted Sep 26, 2025 at 9:00 am.

Liesbeth van der Horst is the director of the Verzetsmuseum - the Museum of WWII Resistance in Amsterdam.------------Keep Talking SubstackSpotifyApple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport on Patreon------------

Origins of the Resistance Museum

Moving Locations and Growth

Becoming Director in 2003

Lessons from Resistance Figures

The 1940 German Invasion

Early Occupation and Dutch Nazis

The February Strike of 1941

Gradual Anti-Jewish Measures

Deportations and Camp Westerbork

Dutch Traditions of Tolerance

Hiding, Families, and Anne Frank

Who Resisted and Why

Gerrit van der Veen’s Story

Fake IDs and Underground Efforts

Remembering Resistance Fighters

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Liesbeth van der Horst is the director of the Verzetsmuseum - the Museum of WWII Resistance in Amsterdam.------------Keep Talking SubstackSpotifyApple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport on Patreon------------(00:00) Origins of the Resistance Museum(02:05) Moving Locations and Growth(04:12) Becoming Director in 2003(06:45) Lessons from Resistance Figures(09:30) The 1940 German Invasion(13:10) Early Occupation and Dutch Nazis(16:42) The February Strike of 1941(21:20) Gradual Anti-Jewish Measures(25:18) Deportations and Camp Westerbork(29:35) Dutch Traditions of Tolerance(33:10) Hiding, Families, and Anne Frank(38:28) Who Resisted and Why(42:15) Gerrit van der Veen’s Story(44:50) Fake IDs and Underground Efforts(47:08) Remembering Resistance Fighters(49:05) Why the Museum Still Matters

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