Dutch-Jewish WWII hero who saved hundreds of children dies at 96

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Jun 17, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
Dutch-Jewish WWII hero who saved hundreds of children dies at 96

Betty Goudsmit-Oudkerk, a Dutch-Jewish woman who saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Holocaust, has died at the age of 96.

Goudsmit-Oudkerk, who died Sunday, was the last living member of the small team of rescuers who smuggled Jewish children to safety over several months from a Protestant religious seminary in Amsterdam, the Dutch Het Parool daily reported.

Full Story (The Times of Israel)


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