The Jewish Woman Who Fought the Nazis: Bep Schaap-Bedak's life during the Holocaust in Holland

The story of Riwka (Bep) Schaap-Bedak follows unexpected twists and turns during the Nazi occupation of Holland and the annihilation of Dutch Jewry. Bep graduated with a law degree from Leiden University in 1940. Being Jewish herself, and supported by her classmates, she was instrumental in helping more than 100 Jews go into hiding.

Her family's Turkish nationality allowed them to escape persecution until October 1943, as the Nazis were anxious not to offend the Turkish government. Bep succe...