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DeutschHenk Huffener
Henk Hufffener was born Henricus Josef Anthonius Huffener in Utrecht, The Netherlands 24 Feb 1923 and died 5 Nov 2006 in Albury, Surrey, England.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Married to Margaret Perrott 1950.
Son: Guy S Huffener.[2]
Daughters: Clare Louise Huffener[3][4] and Josephine E M Huffener[5]
Dutch Resistance
[edit]He was posthumously awarded the British Hero of the Holocaust which was initiated by the Holocaust Educational Trust to recognise British citizens who through their actions saved Jews and others.[6][7] His daughter Jo Huffener was interviewed by Agnes Grunwald-Spier authored the book The Other Schindlers[8]
Career
[edit]He established an antiques business ‘The Old Pharmacy’ in Albury, Surrey in 1959[6] In 1980 he reopened Herbert F Rieser's shop in 20 New Quebec Street, London, W1 as the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery[9] Early exhibitions included Art Attack (10 April - 7 May 1981) featuring Susan Bowen-Morris, Mary Farmer (1940-2021, UK), Peter Hall, John Holden (artist), Terry Moores (1949-2014 UK) and Ian Walters.[10]
Links for further research
[edit]- Imperial War Museum Interview with Henricus Josef Anthonius Huffener
- Traces of War profile
- News clippings from Newspapers.com
References
[edit]- ^ "Huffener, Henricus Joseph Anthonius (Henk) - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Huffener, Guy S. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Huffener, Clare L. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Clare Louise Huffener". The Daily Telegraph. 27 July 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Huffener, Josephine E M. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Henk Huffener". www.ukholocaustmap.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Lyn (28 Jan 2021). Heroes of the Holocaust: Ordinary Britons who risked their lives to make a difference. Ebury Press. p. 288. ISBN 1529107474.
- ^ Grunwald-Spier, Agnes (2010). The other Schindlers: why some people chose to save Jews in the Holocaust. Stroud: History Press. ISBN 0752457063.
- ^ "His last laugh - opening of the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery". Daily Mirror. 13 May 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Knott, Stephen (31 January 2024). "Donation of the Mary Farmer archive by the artist's estate". Crafts Study Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2024.