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Memorial Diaconessenhuis

In Diaconessenhuis Meppel hangs in the Roelfsemazaal a memorial plaque for Dr.Engbertus J.Roelfsema, born November 18, 1905 and shot by the Germans on September 29, 1943.
Dr. Roelfsema was like a surgeon at the Diaconessenhuis from 1937 to 1943 and provided medical care to people in hiding.

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Source

  • Text: Bert Deelman
  • Photos: Bert Deelman
  • Monument voor Dr.E.J.Roefsema te Ruinen

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