For eighty years it remained unknown who the middle girl was in a photo by street photographer Nico Jesse. Historical researchers Jim Terlingen and Victor Frederik discovered her identity. “It didn’t let go of me.” In 1942, Jesse had been commissioned by the municipal archivist to record the street scene in Utrecht, afraid that the violence of war would completely change the city, just like Rotterdam. In the Agnietenstraat he photographed three girls playing with Jewish stars on their clothes. Because the Central Israelite Orphanage was nearby, Jesse thought it was children who came from there: “Three little orphans with...
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