Henk van Gelderen

Henk van Gelderen (5 November 1921 – 24 July 2020)[1] was a Dutch Jewish resistance member. During World War II his factory was used to make the yellow Jewish badges.[2][3][4][5][6]

Henk van Gelderen
Born(1921-11-05)5 November 1921
Enschede
Died24 July 2020(2020-07-24) (aged 98)
NationalityDutch
Occupationresistance member

In March 2020 he became the 10th honored citizen of Enschede.[7]

Van Gelderen died in July 2020, aged 98.[5]

References
  1. In Memoriam: Henk van Gelderen (in Dutch)
  2. "Jewish resistance fighter whose factory was used to make yellow stars dies, 98". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com.
  3. "Joodse textielfabrikant Henk van Gelderen kon drukken van Jodenster in Enschede relativeren". de Stentor (in Dutch). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. links, Herman Vuijsje Social media (April 20, 2020). "Henk van Gelderen: 'Ik ben geslagen en heb me verweerd'".
  5. Soesan, Joop (August 3, 2020). "Verzetsstrijder Henk van Gelderen overleden | Joods.nl Nieuws".
  6. "Décès d'un résistant juif hollandais âgé de 98 ans". The Times of Israël. August 2, 2020.
  7. "Oud-textielfabrikant Henk van Gelderen (98) ereburger Enschede". [[Tubantia (newspaper)|]] (in Dutch). 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2021-01-02.


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