Object numberM2011/043:005
DescriptionNon-Jewish brothers Gerben and Hendrik Bonnema were born in Workum, the Netherlands. They were both active in the Dutch Resistance helping Allied pilots to escape by hiding them. They also assisted in the hiding of Jews. This photograph shows a street sign that translates as Brothers Bonnema Street - Hendrik and Gerben Bonnema. Resistance 1939 - 1945. The street was named in honour of the Bonnema brothers. It is in Workum, Holland - the place of their birth. The sign was erected in about 2006.
Production placeHolland
Production date 2006
Subjectresistance, memorial plaque
Object namephotographs
Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensions
- length: 152.00 mm
width: 100.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Hendrik Bonnema