Henk Zanoli | |
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| Born | Hendrikus Antonius Zanoli 23 April 1923 Laren, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Died | 9 December 2015 (aged 92) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Saving Jews from the Holocaust during World War II |
| Movement | Dutch anti-Nazi resistance |
| Awards |  Righteous Among the Nations (1950) |
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Hendrikus Antonius "Henk" Zanoli (born on 21 April 1923 – 9 December 2015)[1] was a Dutch lawyer who was recognized by Israel as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in 1950, with his name being listed at Yad Vashem in the city of Jerusalem. During World War II, he was a member of the Dutch resistance, which was formed to oppose the German occupation of the Netherlands, and was personally involved in smuggling many Jews to protect them amidst the Holocaust. In 2014, Zanoli returned his Righteous Among the Nations medal to the Israeli embassy in The Hague and subsequently wrote to the Israeli ambassador to protest the country's ongoing military actions in Operation Protective Edge: on 20 July of that year, Zanoli's grandniece's Palestinian husband lost six members of his family after an Israeli airstrike destroyed their house in the Gaza Strip.[2]
- ^ "Online Familieberichten; Overleden: Hendrikus Antonius (Henk) Zanoli (09-12-2015)". Online-familieberichten.nl. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Schuetze, Christopher F.; Barnard, Anne (15 August 2014). "Resisting Nazis, He Saw Need for Israel. Now He Is Its Critic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 January 2017.