My grandfather, Joop van der Laan, escaped from the Netherlands on 14 May 1940 aboard the Zeemanshoop from Scheveningen. He was a journalist, a Jew, who had spoken out against what was happening in Germany; therefore his name was on the wanted list and he feared retribution. His story is one of those told on the website prepared by Bill Forster.
holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/Joop van der Laan
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