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Door from the home of Righteous Among the Nations Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis in the Netherlands, which Sallie Lindeman decorated while hiding in their home

Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis got married in 1942, and lived in a house that was attached to their workshop in Bergentheim, the Netherlands. Willem, a house painter by profession, joined the Dutch underground. Soon after their marriage, the couple began hiding a number of people, among them Sallie Lindeman. Willem paid with his life for his activities in the Dutch underground.

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Door from the home of Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis in the Netherlands, which Sallie Lindeman decorated while hiding in their home.
Door from the home of Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis in the Netherlands, which Sallie Lindeman decorated while hiding in their home.

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Courtesy of Wilna de Groot, the Netherlands

Door from the home of Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis in the Netherlands, which Sallie Lindeman decorated while hiding in their home.
Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis on their wedding day, the Netherlands, 1942
Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis on their wedding day, the Netherlands, 1942

Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis on their wedding day, the Netherlands, 1942
Sallie Lindeman, the Netherlands, postwar
Sallie Lindeman, the Netherlands, postwar

Sallie Lindeman, the Netherlands, postwar
The van der Sluis home, where Sallie Lindeman was hidden during World War II
The van der Sluis home, where Sallie Lindeman was hidden during World War II

The van der Sluis home, where Sallie Lindeman was hidden during World War II
Door from the home of Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis in the Netherlands, which Sallie Lindeman decorated while hiding in their home.
Door from the home of Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis in the Netherlands, which Sallie Lindeman decorated while hiding in their home.
Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis on their wedding day, the Netherlands, 1942
Willem and Gerritdina van der Sluis on their wedding day, the Netherlands, 1942
Sallie Lindeman, the Netherlands, postwar
Sallie Lindeman, the Netherlands, postwar
The van der Sluis home, where Sallie Lindeman was hidden during World War II
The van der Sluis home, where Sallie Lindeman was hidden during World War II
06. Resistance and Rescue07. The Righteous Among the Nations