Writer Bart van Es discovered a unique part of his family history a few years ago.
He uncovered the extraordinary true story of Lien de Jong, a young Jewish girl who became one of Holland’s hidden children of World War II.
While her parents were being sent to Auschwitz, Lien was being taken in by Bart’s grandparents, who formed a foster family who were part of the Dutch resistance meant to keep children safe.
But after the war, her relationship with the family abruptly ended.
Decades later, Bart wondered: what happened to the young girl his grandparents hid from Nazis?
His investigation would change both Bart’s life and Lien’s – and bring to light a dark truth about Holland’s past.
Listen to the program on Conversations with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski.