How to Pronounce Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer
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Apr 21, 1896 Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands Died on 30 Aug 1978 (aged 82)
Dutch Righteous Among the Nations
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About Geertruida Wijsmuller Meijer
- Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer (21 April 1896, Alkmaar – 30 August 1978, Amsterdam) 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.
- She was honored as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
- After the war she served on the Amsterdam city council.
