Jan Batelaan was born in Rotterdam, son of Hendrik Batelaan and Catharina Elffers. Jan has long been the only doctor in Reeuwijk and so everyone knew him. Prior to the trip, he examined all the children to determine whether they were eligable [...]
Pieter Vreugdenhil (1900 – 1958) was a fruit and veg buyer and seller; a wholesaler at the vegetable auction in Reeuwijk. Pieter was an influential man in Reeuwijk. He often visited the pastor.
The Boy Scout and Girl Guide Scouting movement in the Netherlands were always involved in our National Rembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam. In 2019 it wanted to accentuate themes like freedom, rememberance and local war history. A team called “Freedom in Remembering” started a “Stories Project”. This was one of the stories.
Reverend Warmenhoven is the leader of the children's transport. Not only does he have to protect them, he also has to make sure they are put in suitable families.
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