Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer

Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer
Wijsmuller in 1965
Born
Geertruida Meijer

(1896-04-21)April 21, 1896
Alkmaar, the Netherlands
DiedAugust 30, 1978(1978-08-30) (aged 82)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Other namesTruus
SpouseJ. F. (Joop) Wijsmuller (m. 1922)
HonoursRighteous among the Nations

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 World War II. Together with other people involved in the pre-war Kindertransport, she saved the lives of more than 10,000 Jewish children, fleeing antisemitism. . 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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