What did Johan van Hulst do in the Holocaust?

In 1943, with the help of the Dutch resistance and students of the nearby University of Amsterdam, he was instrumental in saving over 600 Jewish children from the nursery of the Hollandsche Schouwburg who were destined for deportation to Nazi concentration camps.

Was there a holocaust in Spain?

There was a holocaust in Spain as well, even if many Spaniards are unaware of it. It is a scandal that 40 years after the death of Franco there are still thousands of bodies lying in mass graves.

How many Jews did Aristides de Sousa Mendes save?

It has been widely published that Sousa Mendes saved 30,000 refugees, of which 10,000 were Jews.

What did Johan van Hulst risk?

van Hulst was the principal. The rescue plan was simple but risky: the children were surreptitiously handed over a hedge between the nursery and the college and hidden in a classroom until they could be smuggled to the countryside by Dutch Resistance groups.

How old was Johan van Hulst when he died?

107 years (1911–2018)Johan van Hulst / Age at death

What is the Sousa Mendes Foundation?

The Sousa Mendes Foundation, dedicated to honoring the memory of the Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes and to educating the world about his good work, has a two-fold mission: raising funds for the restoration of the Casa do Passal and the creation within its walls of a museum and memorial site; and sponsoring …

What did Aristides de Sousa Mendes do?

Aristides de Sousa Mendes provided Jews and others in Nazi-occupied France with visas allowing them to flee the country, actions that brought him severe reprisals during his lifetime.

When did Johan van Hulst become a teacher?

1938
Mr. van Hulst started teaching at the Reformed Teachers’ Training College in 1938. Two years later, he was named deputy principal.

When was Johan Van Hulst born?

January 28, 1911Johan van Hulst / Date of birth