[Jewish youth taking a break from farmwork, Werkdorp Nieuwesluis, Wieringermeer, The Netherlands]

Vishniac toured the Werkdorp in 1939 and was guided through the camp by a young German Jewish refugee and resident, Julius Werner Reutlinger. Born in Karlsruhe in 1921, Reutlinger was fifteen when he arrived at the Werkdorp to train in agriculture. When the camp was raided by Nazis in 1941, Reutlinger managed to escape; he became part of the resistance and ultimately survived the war. He died in Amsterdam in 1987. The photographs seen here are among the 27 vintage prints that Vishniac gave to Reutlinger at the end of his visit to the Werkdorp as a token of gratitude. The 27 prints now belong to Reutlinger’s children, Angela and Robert, who live in Amsterdam.