The Jewish Council
In 1940s Amsterdam, Jewish Council co-chairman David Cohen and his daughter Virrie have their bond tested as they pursue increasingly opposing ways of safeguarding their community under Nazi rule.
Cast
Pierre Bokma
David Cohen
Claire Bender
Virrie Cohen
Ellie de Lange
Mirjam Cohen
Monic Hendrickx
Cornelia Cohen
Jack Wouterse
Bram Asscher
Malou Gorter
Gertrude van Tijn
Tanya Zabarylo
Mirjam Levie
Simone Giel
Rebecca Gomperts
Seasons
E1The Mayors of Jewish Amsterdam
Mar 10, 2024
Hoping to prevent violence, professor David Cohen joins the Nazi-imposed Jewish Council, but continued deportations drive his family toward resistance.
E2The Yellow Stain
Mar 17, 2024
After an SS inspection, the Jewish Council enforces Nazi orders to avoid worse, while Piet Meerburg’s resistance ring grows with Virrie’s help and family tensions escalate.
E3The Jewish Dictator
Mar 24, 2024
As the SS breaks promises and targets even the exempt, Asscher resists, Cohen saves Virrie from deportation—only to be condemned by her as a collaborator.
E4The Longest Night
Mar 31, 2024
After the war, survivors like the Cohens return to a difficult homecoming marked by legal battles, accusations of collaboration, and Virrie’s lasting resentment toward her father’s impossible wartime choices.
E5The Little Shoah
Apr 7, 2024
Hoping to prevent violence, professor David Cohen joins the Nazi-imposed Jewish Council, but continued deportations drive his family toward resistance.
Storyline
In 1940s Amsterdam, Jewish Council co-chairman David Cohen and his daughter Virrie have their bond tested as they pursue increasingly opposing ways of safeguarding their community under Nazi rule.
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