Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Henriette Voûte
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
1. Henriette Voûte Marker
Utrecht, 12 juni 1918 - Amsterdam, 16 januari 1999
Biologiestudente Henriette (Hetty) Voûte hielp als lid van het Kindercomité kinderen die weggesmokkeld waren uit de Hollandsche Schouwburg aan onderduik- adressen. Ze verzamelde bonkaarten en bracht regelmatig ook zelf kinderen weg. Bij een liquidatie van twee verraders werd Hetty Voûte in Utrecht gearresteerd. Ze belandde samen met medeverzetsstrijdster Gisela Söhnlein achtereenvolgens in Kamp Haaren, Kamp Vught en vrouwenconcentratiekamp Ravensbrück, dat door de Russen werd bevrijd. Via Zweden keerde ze in 1946 terug naar Nederland. In 1988 kreeg Voûte de Yadi Vashem-onderscheiding als Rechtvaardige onder de Volkeren. Vlak na haar overlijden werd in Kamp Vught het Monument der Verloren Kinderen, waar ze zich voor had ingezet, onthuld.
Biology student Henriette (Hetty) Voûte helped as a member of the Children's Committee, smuggling children from the Hollandsche Schouwburg (the Jewish theater used as a collection point during the deportations) to underground
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Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG), and the The Holocaust series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 12, 1918.
Location. 52° 22.664′ N, 4° 50.091′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. Memorial is at the intersection of Henriette Voûte-Brug and Dirk Bonsstraat, on the left when traveling north on Henriette Voûte-Brug. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 XT, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
2. Henriette Voûte Marker - wide view
Also see . . .
1. Hetty Voûte (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "According to Yad Vashem, just prior to beginning the massive July 1942 action in Amsterdam, Nazi authorities and their Dutch collaborators had designated the Hollandse Schouwberg, a Jewish Theater there, as the main holding area for the targeted families. As the round up progressed, children were separated from their parents and moved across the street to "the Crèche – what had been a day care center for the children of mostly Jewish working mothers." The parents were then taken to the Nazi transit camp at Westerbork, and held there until transported by cattle car to a death camp. As soon as they were safely able to make their way into the Crèche, Hetty Voûte and Gisela Wieberdink-Soehnlein, a Utrecht(Submitted on August 8, 2022.)University law student, began a series of rescue visits, during which they hid at-risk children in laundry bags, milk cans and potato sacks, smuggled them out of the building, and transported them to UKC support families. Between 1942 and 1943, Voûte and Wieberdink-Soehnlein collaborated with Henriette Pimentel, headmistress of the Crèche, Dr. Johan Van Hulst, director of a nearby teachers’ seminary, and Walter Süskind, and to save 1,000 of the roughly 4,000 at-risk children."
3. Marker inset: Henriette Voûte
2. Henriette (Hetty) Voute and Gisela Wieberdink-Soehnlein (Yad Veshem). (Submitted on August 8, 2022.)
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
