A study of why more Dutch Jews fell victim to the Nazis than those in neighboring countries. Historian Bob Moore explores the paradox and introduces us to the Jewish situation in the liberal Netherlands both before and after the Nazi invasion and tells us why some Jews survived while others did not.

How was it possible, in a country like the Netherlands--a nation so proud of its traditions of liberalism and tolerance--that such a large proportion of Jewish citizens could fall victim to Nazi genocide, especially when Jews in France and Belgium fared markedly better? Bob Moore's comprehensive study, the first of its kind to appear in English in nearly 30 years, examines all the central elements of this question. Moore explores in detail the nature of the Nazi persecutors, their victims, and the specific circumstances of the German occupation of the Netherlands.