Truus Wijsmuller

Truus Wijsmuller

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1896-04-21

  • Day of Death

    1978-08-30 (82 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Biography

Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer was a Dutch resistance fighter who brought Jewish children and adults into safety before and during the Second World War. Together with other people involved in the pre-war Kindertransport, she saved the lives of more than 10,000 Jewish children, fleeing anti-Semitism. She was honored as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem. After the war she served on the Amsterdam city council.

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Acting