A Special Yom HaShoah Event
Featuring Holocaust Survivor Maud Dahme
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 8:00 pm ET | Virtual Event on Zoom
Maud Dahme
Maud was born on January 24,1936, in Amersfoort, Holland, to Hartog and Lilly Peper, and was later joined by her sister Rita, born February 23, 1938. Her father, Harry, was a restaurateur and her mother a homemaker. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in 1940, anti-Jewish restrictions intensified; by 1941, Jewish children, including Maud, were forced out of public schools under orders from the Jewish Council. In July 1942, Jewish families were ordered to report for deportation, with many sent to Westerbork and then to Auschwitz. Warned by a family friend connected to the underground, six-year-old Maud and her four-year-old sister were separated from their parents and hidden in safe houses, while their parents also went into hiding with the help of courageous rescuers who risked severe punishment or death. After three years in hiding in Oldebroek and two different families later, Maud was reunited with her parents, though the separation left deep emotional scars, compounded by the devastating news that all their relatives had perished. In 1950, the family immigrated to the United States to rebuild their lives.