Johan Woudstra was a pupil at the Higher Textile Academy in Enschede. After the summer holiday of 1941, Jewish pupils were denied access to the school.
In the hall of the former Higher Textile College at the Ariënsplein, a plaque was mounted with the names of the teachers, pupils and former pupils who did not survive the war. It includes the name of Johan Woudstra.
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Overijssel, alsmede algemene oorlogsmonumenten waarop joodse namen voorkomen. Profiel (Bedum 2002) 71
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Enschede. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.
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