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Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient (died 2018)

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Johan van Hulst

Righteous Among the Nations

Johan Willem van Hulst was a Dutch school director, university professor, author, politician, chess player and centenarian. In 1943, with the help of the Dutch resistance and students of the nearby University of Amsterdam, he was instrumental in saving over 600 Jewish children…
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Yad Vashem

Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust

Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust known in Hebrew as the Shoah (שואה). It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; echoing the stories of the survivors; honoring Jews who fought against their Nazi…
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