Semmy Woortman-Glasoog with Lientje, a 9-month-old Jewish girl she hid. [LCID: 90788]
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Dutch rescuer Semmy Woortman-Glasoog

Semmy Woortman-Glasoog with Lientje, a 9-month-old Jewish girl she hid. Woortman-Glasoog was active in a network which found foster homes, hiding places, and false papers for Jewish children. She was later named "Righteous Among the Nations." Amsterdam, the Netherlands, between 1942 and 1944.


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