Before I forget

In ‘Before I Forget’, I tell the story of my family during the Second World War.

About life in the years leading up to it, the unexpected start of the war, my father Lou Jansen and his role in the CPN and the February Strike, the three years we spent in hiding, the outcome, the liberation, and the years that followed.

Over the years, I received information from various sources that supplemented my story. This has been added as an afterword to the relevant chapters. I have also expanded the text of four chapters.

Am I finished with this updated version of my story? In principle, yes, but to be honest, I must admit that the events during the war years still occupy my mind on a regular basis.