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Hanneke Ippisch
Dutch resistance member
Hanneke A. Ippisch-Eikema | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()23 March [1] Benningbroek, Netherlands |
| Died | 15 April () (aged&#;87)[1] Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other&#;names | "Ellie", "Miep" |
| Occupation | Dutch resistance worker |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Notable work | Sky: a True Story of Courage during World War II |
Hanneke Eikema (23 March – 15 April ) was a Dutch woman who, during World War II, helped ferry Jewish children to safety and assisted in the financial logistics of the Dutch resistance.[2]
Biography
Eikema, the daughter of a Protestant minister[3] who was himself involved with the resistance, was born in Benningbroek[1] and grew up in Zaandam.
After she saw one of her classmates and the classmate's family get arrested and deported, she began ferrying Jewish children to safety in Friesland (by train, and on the Veerdienst Enkhuizen – Stavoren&#;[nl