Hendelina Woudstra-Benima

The funeral records at the Jewish cemetery in Assen reveal that Hendelina Benima was buried there.


This person is commemorated on a memorial in Leek. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.

Samuel Woudstra was born in Noordwolde (Weststellingwerf). He married on 7 May 1896 with Hendelina Benima. The couple had a small manufacture shop on the address A 194, now Boveneind 147 in Leek. Hendelina took care of the shop and Samuel sold, walking through the surroundings, manufactures. The family observed the Jewish traditions.
In 1938 their son Abraham Woudstra took over the shop.
Hendel…