Biography

About Gerrit Vandien

After a tip-off, two members of the Kolonne Henneicke found eight Jewish people hiding out in the basement of the premises at 61 Amstel in Amsterdam: Gerrit Vandien and his wife Rachel Kokernoot, Abraham Rubens and his wife Elisabeth Aap, Samson Koopman, his wife Alida Hijman and their son Emanuel and Theresia Kroonenburg.
A. van Liempt, Kopgeld. Nederlandse premiejagers op zoek naar joden, 1943 (Amsterdam 2002) 174