b'THE ANNE FRANK STORYScan here THE HOLOCAUST IN THE LOW COUNTRIES AND for the full WESTERN GERMANYitinerary30 June8 July 2026 Historical Background9 days On 10 May 1940 German forces rolled into The Netherlands and Belgium Expert Historian: and overwhelmed the nations armies; rapid surrender followed. The Professor Tim Cole oppressive Nazi regime which took hold of these countries was a disaster for Jewish communities, many of which had lived in the region for Activity Level: 2 centuries. Fiercely anti-Semitic policies forced Jews into social isolation, seizure or destruction of property became prevalent, and violence against them was soon commonplace. In 1942 a systematic deportation of Jews to This 8-night and 9-day tour follows the storyconcentration and extermination camps began.of the Frank family from their hiding place in Amsterdam, through the transit camp ofAmongst the myriad human tragedies of the Holocaust one has stood out: Westerbork, to the concentration camp ofthe story of a young German-born Jewish girl who hid in an Amsterdam Bergen-Belsen where Anne and her sisterhouse with her family until tragically discovered by the Nazis. The Margot died in February 1945. We also visitexperience of Anne Frank (1929-45) has become emblematic of the tense the concentration camp of Neuengammelives lived by those forced underground and the fear that discovery meant where Annes roommate in the secret annexalmost certain death. - Fritz Pfeffer - died in December 1944. TheAll over the Low Countries Jews and other perceived undesirables story of one Jewish family hiding with otherswere being rounded up and sent via the Westerbork and Dossin transit in wartime Amsterdam is set within thelocations to their terrible fate. Bergen Belsen was one of these but many wider context of the holocaust in the LowJews perished within their own countries at sites such as Fort Breendonk Countries, with visits to other sites acrossand Camp Vught. About three-quarters of the Jewish population of The the Netherlands and Belgium that wereNetherlands were killedthe highest percentage in Western Europecentral to the Nazi persecution of Jews andand in Belgium of about 66,000 Jews in the country around 28,000 were other victims. murdered during the Holocaust.Day 1Fly London to Amsterdam or join tour at the Amsterdam hotel Walkingtour of Amsterdam incl Holocaust Memorial and Memorial to Auschwitz Victims Hotel in Amsterdam2 nights (D)Day 2 National Holocaust Museum, Dutch Theatre, Jewish Museum,Anne Frank House (B,D)Day 3 Camp Vught, Dossin Barracks Museum Hotel in Mechelen1 night (B,D)Day 4 Fort Breendonk Drive to Aachen and hotel for one night (B,D)Day 5 Vogelsang Documentation Centre Drive to Hannover (4 hours 30 mins) - hotel for one night (B,D)Day 6Bergen-Belsen Drive to Hamburg and hotel for 2 nights (B,D)ESSENTIALS Day 7Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial Return to Hamburg 3-4-star hotels, meals as indicated,free afternoon (B)drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,Day 8Westerbork Transit Camp Hotel in Westerbork area1 night (B)tour manager and expert historianDay 9Drive to Amsterdam Schiphol airport via Naarden Fly Amsterdam tothroughout, all internal travel, London or extend your stay in The Netherlands (B)optional travel from UK.www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 615926 TCE BROCHURE 2025-26_Aug25.indd 61 22/08/2025 13:35'