A Life Shaped by Displacement The life of Piet Ouborg begins in a crowded household in Dordrecht, where the necessity of survival dictated the rhythm of a large family. Born into a strict Protestant environment, his early years were defined by the practicalities of a father working as a storekeeper and bookkeeper. The outbreak of World War I shifts his trajectory abruptly. Faced with the prospect of military enlistment, Ouborg seeks a…