Memorial Resistance Hero Jan van Elk

The text on the plaque is:

IN THESE PREMISES AT RIJNSTRAAT 75A JAN VAN ELK GAVE SHELTER TO
JEWISH PEOPLE IN HIDING
FROM 8 MARCH 1943 TILL 25 AUGUST 1943.

BECAUSE OF TREACHERY THE PEOPLE IN HIDING AND RESISTANCE PEOPLE
WERE ARRESTED DURING A RAID ON 25 AUGUST 1943.

AFTER HIS ARREST JAN VAN ELK DIED IN GERMAN IMPRISONMENT
IN DACHAU ON 27 FEBRUARY 1945.

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Source

• Text: Arjan Vrieze
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze