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Neshoma is the Yiddish-Hebrew word for soul or spirit. In Sandra Beerends’ new film, this refers to the soul of pre-wa | dG1fTDNMWnVoZ2p3VlU
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00:00Dear Max, you ask me if I want to keep you informed about our life here.
00:11I will write to you about our Mishpogen and the Nishome of Amsterdam.
00:20Now that the Great War is over, there is an enormous optimism.
00:25Father is happy that there is work again.
00:27Uncle Harry is doing good things in the square.
00:31And I work in a Jewish nursing home.
00:34But the biggest news is that Sally and I are married.
00:38We even have our own house.
00:41The view, the merry-go-round of the streets below.
00:45What else can an Amsterdammer wish for?
00:48Since Germany has a new chancellor, many people have fled to the Netherlands.
00:54We have taken Lea in, a four-year-old girl from Berlin.
01:01We must show solidarity.
01:05But the government wants to close the borders.
01:09They are no longer welcome here, Max.
01:12You will see, there will come a day when there will be no more war.
01:42Greetings from your sister.
01:45Kiss you.