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Lagendijk, Aart

Date of birth:
1896
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Together with his wife, Johanna Lagendijk-van Klaveren, Aart Lagendijk sheltered the Jewish family Melhados during the war. The Melhados stayed with the Lagendijks from 17th June 1944 until the end of the war, where they were hidden in a shelter.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 5th, 1992
Received for sheltering helpless people.
Yad Vashem-decoration

Sources

  • - Gutman I., Rechtvaardigen onder de Volkeren, Nederlanders met een Yad Vashem-onderscheiding voor hulp aan Joden, Uitgeverij L.J. Veen/NIOD, Antwerpen/Amsterdam, 2005. ISBN 90 204 0278 1

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