Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Prologue xiii
5. 1 Amsterdam 1
6. 2 Our Meeting 3
7. 3 The Refugees 9
8. 4 Our Engagement 13
9. 5 Tension 15
10. 6 Breaking Up 17
11. 7 Our Wedding 21
12. 8 Our Lost Honeymoon 25
13. 9 One Day on the Front Line 29
14. 10 Tired Soldiers and Nervous Police 33
15. 11 On the Move 37
16. 12 Max and Bram: Soldiers 41
17. 13 Smuggling Merchandise 45
18. 14 The Nazi in the Store 47
19. 15 Anti-Jew Laws 51
20. 16 Sign of the Times 55
21. 17 Medical Examination 59
22. 18 Uncertainty 63
23. 19 A Second Son 65
24. 20 Family Code 67
25. 21 Walking Away from Home 71
26. 22 Trying to Adjust 75
27. 23 Betrayal . . . 79
28. 24 Hiding Out 87
29. 25 The Trains 93
30. 26 Were Our Children Safe? 95
31. 27 An Unreliable Nephew 99
32. 28 A Reason for Living 103
33. 29 Needing a Doctor 105
34. 30 Betrayed Again 109
35. 31 Our Baby, the Nurse, and Me 111
36. 32 The Castle in Wapenveld 115
37. 33 Bram Standing Invisible 121
38. 34 Secret Police 123
39. 35 The Park-keeper 151
40. 36 A Hiding Place 157
41. 37 A Dangerous Man 159
42. 38 Radio Orange 161
43. 39 Hunger Winter—1944 163
44. 40 Canadian Soldiers 167
45. 41 Suddenly Free 169
46. 42 Coming Home 171
47. 43 So Many Lost 177
48. 44 Displaced Persons 179
49. 45 Painful Words 183
50. 46 The “Safe-Keepers” 187
51. 47 Our Shul 191
52. 48 Showing Our Scars 193
53. 49 Alida’s Surgery 197
54. 50 JAZ—Jewish Amusement Zwolle 201
55. 51 Hotel Wijnberg 205
56. 52 Partir C’est Mourir un Peu 209
57. 53 The New World 219
58. 54 Starting to Settle 223
59. 55 Hurricane Hazel 229
60. 56 Finding Our Place 233
61. 57 Nightmares 239
62. 58 Remembering Our Roots 241
63. 59 Leo and Sheila, Claire and David 243
64. 60 Jack and Ida 247
65. 61 Alice and Alan 251
66. 62 Tradition 253
67. 63 Ik heb je lief 257
68. Epilogue 263