Milo Anstadt
Encyclopedia
Samuel Marek Anstadt (July 10, 1920 - July 16, 2011), was a Dutch Jewish
writer and journalist.
, nowadays Lviv
in Ukraine
) until 1930. At the age of 10, Milo, his parents and sister Sera emigrated to Holland. In Holland, he completed primary school but did not go to secondary school
.
When Anstadt was fourteen years old, he worked for the Transformatorfabriek Besra in Amsterdam
, he often went to ANSKI a cultural club for mostly Jewish eastern European immigrants where you could assist at political and other lectures and all kind of performances, where he also received mentoring and was helped to become more spiritually developed. Later, he received a masters degree in law
from the University of Amsterdam, specializing in criminology
.
In 1941, he married Lydia Bleiberg, and they had a daughter Irka in March 1942. After a warning in the evening of the 9th of July 1942, they had to go immediately into hiding. Their daughter was taken afterwards to a foster
family in Beverwijk
by the Resistance.
From 1945 to 1950, he was an editor of the magazine Vrij Nederland
. Next, he worked as a journalist
with the Dutch Radio Union, and wrote the spoken parts of 1955 documentary programs for television such as In, Televisierechtbank, Spiegel der Kunsten ("Mirror of Arts") and Bezetting ("Occupation"). For the latter two, he received the 1960 Television Award of the Prince Bernhard Foundation. In 1960, he was commissioned by Wereldvenster Publishing to write a book about Poland. It was published in 1962 under the title Polen, land, volk, cultuur.
As an employee of NRC Handelsblad
, Anstadt wrote a large number of opinion articles. In 1994, he was appointed as a knight in the Order of Orange Nassau. He died in Amsterdam
.
History of the Jews in the Netherlands
Most history of the Jews in the Netherlands was generated between the end of the 16th century and World War II.The area now known as the Netherlands was once part of the Spanish Empire but in 1581, the northern Dutch provinces declared independence...
writer and journalist.
Biography
Andstadt was born and lived in Lwów (PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, nowadays Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) until 1930. At the age of 10, Milo, his parents and sister Sera emigrated to Holland. In Holland, he completed primary school but did not go to secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
.
When Anstadt was fourteen years old, he worked for the Transformatorfabriek Besra in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, he often went to ANSKI a cultural club for mostly Jewish eastern European immigrants where you could assist at political and other lectures and all kind of performances, where he also received mentoring and was helped to become more spiritually developed. Later, he received a masters degree in law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
from the University of Amsterdam, specializing in criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
.
In 1941, he married Lydia Bleiberg, and they had a daughter Irka in March 1942. After a warning in the evening of the 9th of July 1942, they had to go immediately into hiding. Their daughter was taken afterwards to a foster
Foster
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family in Beverwijk
Beverwijk
Beverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast...
by the Resistance.
From 1945 to 1950, he was an editor of the magazine Vrij Nederland
Vrij Nederland
Vrij Nederland is a Dutch magazine which was established during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II as an underground newspaper but has since grown into a magazine. The weekly magazine is generally considered to be intellectually left-wing...
. Next, he worked as a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
with the Dutch Radio Union, and wrote the spoken parts of 1955 documentary programs for television such as In, Televisierechtbank, Spiegel der Kunsten ("Mirror of Arts") and Bezetting ("Occupation"). For the latter two, he received the 1960 Television Award of the Prince Bernhard Foundation. In 1960, he was commissioned by Wereldvenster Publishing to write a book about Poland. It was published in 1962 under the title Polen, land, volk, cultuur.
As an employee of NRC Handelsblad
NRC Handelsblad
NRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. The newspaper was created on October 1, 1970, from merger of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad . In 2006 a morning newspaper, nrc•next, was launched...
, Anstadt wrote a large number of opinion articles. In 1994, he was appointed as a knight in the Order of Orange Nassau. He died in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
.