Curt Bloch, a German Jew in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, created a weekly, satirical magazine titled Het Onderwater Cabaret, or The Underwater Cabaret, during his two-year hiding with assistance in a Dutch home. His daughter, Simone Bloch, has worked to increase public awareness of her father's remarkable publication through a book and a forthcoming museum exhibition at the Jüdisches Museum Berlin.
Curt Bloch, a German Jew, survived in a Dutch attic during the Nazi occupation, receiving food and materials to create a magazine. Bloch produced 95 issues of "The Underwater Cabaret" from 1943 to 1945, mocking the Nazis through art, poetry, and songs. After the war, he brought the magazines to New York. His daughter, Simone, worked to raise awareness of the magazines, resulting in a book and museum exhibition. Bloch's life was illuminated by researchers and revealed his resistance efforts during the Holocaust. He survived and later moved to New York, where he continued his life.
Curt Bloch, a German Jew, survived in a Dutch attic during the Nazi occupation, receiving food and materials to create a magazine. Bloch produced 95 issues of "The Underwater Cabaret" from 1943 to 1945, mocking the Nazis through art, poetry, and songs. After the war, he brought the magazines to New York. His daughter, Simone, worked to raise awareness of the magazines, resulting in a book and museum exhibition. Bloch's life was illuminated by researchers and revealed his resistance efforts during the Holocaust. He survived and later moved to New York, where he continued his life.