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Hollandsche Biefstuk. The proprietor of the Restaurant Royal in The Hague, where Hollandsche Biefstuk was a specialty, used to say: "My patrons eat me poor and drink me rich." They drank him rich no more. Holland's food ration was cut as winter approached. The Nazis announced that all men capable of bearing arms would be conscripted for service in Germany ("Dutchmen must not only work with their hands, they must also use weapons to guard Europe"). To enforce their decree the Nazis said that Dutch parents "who do not collaborate in the new order will have their children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EUROPE: Hunger | 10/26/1942 | See Source »

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