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.
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Cast:Pierre Bokma , Claire Bender , Ellie de Lange , Monic Hendrickx , Jack Wouterse , Malou Gorter , Tanya Zabarylo , Simone Giel , Els Dottermans
Season 1, Episode 1
Hoping to prevent violence, professor David Cohen joins the Nazi-imposed Jewish Council, but continued deportations drive his family toward resistance.
Season 1, Episode 2
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.
Season 1, Episode 3
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.
Season 1, Episode 4
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.
Season 1, Episode 5
Hoping to prevent violence, professor David Cohen joins the Nazi-imposed Jewish Council, but continued deportations drive his family toward resistance.
