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Portrait of Willem Arondeus on the island of Urk.

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    Portrait of Willem Arondeus on the island of Urk.
    Portrait of Willem Arondeus on the island of Urk. Later during the war, Arondeus led a gay resistance group in Amsterdam which was responsible for bombing the Amsterdam Population Registry offices. The attack was carried out on 27 March 1943 in an effort to destroy government records of Jews and others sought by the Nazis. As a result of the act, Arondeus was executed in 1943. His rescue efforts have been recognized by by Yad Vashem and the USHMM.

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    Portrait of Willem Arondeus on the island of Urk.

    Later during the war, Arondeus led a gay resistance group in Amsterdam which was responsible for bombing the Amsterdam Population Registry offices. The attack was carried out on 27 March 1943 in an effort to destroy government records of Jews and others sought by the Nazis. As a result of the act, Arondeus was executed in 1943. His rescue efforts have been recognized by by Yad Vashem and the USHMM.
    Date
    Circa 1921
    Locale
    Urk, [North Holland] The Netherlands
    Photo Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Toni Boumans

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    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Provenance: Toni Boumans

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    2011-02-01 00:00:00
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