Jodensavanne internment camp
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Jodensavanne was a Dutch internment camp for political prisoners from the Dutch East Indies operated in Surinam during World War II. The camp was named after a nearby, long-abandoned Jewish colony, Jo
The site of the Jodensavanne camp in 1947
J.K. Meijer being awarded the Military Order of William in Semarang, Indonesia, 1948
A group of Indies Europeans imprisoned in Jodensavanne, exact date unknown
Illustration of Jodensavanne camp buildings by Rolf C. Breier
Johannes Kielstra
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Johannes Coenraad Kielstra was a Dutch professor and Governor of Suriname from 1933 until 1944. During World War II, he increased his authority and imprisoned political opponents causing the resignati
