Номер объектаM2017/051
ОписаниеSketchbook belonging to Kees Korndorffer, born 1910; known during the war by his Dutch Underground pseudonym, The Fox. The object was donated by his eldest daughter, Nelleke Anderson.
Korndorffer was a Presbyterian minister in Harderwijk, The Netherlands. His wife was German born and supportive of his activities as an underground operative, hiding weapons and explosives and assisting in the smuggling of Jews to safety.
When his activities were detected, the couple fled with their young children to a cabin in the forest near Harderwijk; it was owned by a local farmer. The sketchbook captures some of the scenes from this period in hiding. With no running water, electricity or functional bathroom, life was primitive. They remained in hiding for almost two years, during which another child was born.
The family survived the war and returned to Harderwijk where Kees began to preach again. He then obtained a role with the Dutch Embassy and was sent first to South Africa, but his refusal to segregate his church forced a move to a new post. He and his family were then sent to New Zealand where as an Immigration Attache, Kees assisted Dutch immigrants with their new lives. The Korndorffer family eventually settled in Sydney. Kees died in 1970, aged 60.
Korndorffer was a Presbyterian minister in Harderwijk, The Netherlands. His wife was German born and supportive of his activities as an underground operative, hiding weapons and explosives and assisting in the smuggling of Jews to safety.
When his activities were detected, the couple fled with their young children to a cabin in the forest near Harderwijk; it was owned by a local farmer. The sketchbook captures some of the scenes from this period in hiding. With no running water, electricity or functional bathroom, life was primitive. They remained in hiding for almost two years, during which another child was born.
The family survived the war and returned to Harderwijk where Kees began to preach again. He then obtained a role with the Dutch Embassy and was sent first to South Africa, but his refusal to segregate his church forced a move to a new post. He and his family were then sent to New Zealand where as an Immigration Attache, Kees assisted Dutch immigrants with their new lives. The Korndorffer family eventually settled in Sydney. Kees died in 1970, aged 60.
Дата 1940 - 1945
Наименованиеdrawings
Размерность
- width: 320.00 mm
width: 640.00 mm
height: 240.00 mm
Язык
- Dutch
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Nelleke Anderson