Ankie Stork

Ankie Stork (c. 1922 – November 23, 2015) was a Dutch resistance fighter during the German occupation of the Netherlands. She is credited with saving thirty-five Jewish children from the Nazis by hiding them around the town of Nijverdal during World War II. Stork acted as part of Utrechts Kindercomité, a Dutch resistance group based in Utrecht. Other prominent members of the group included the publisher, Geert Lubberhuizen. Stork, a member of the Hengelose manufacturing family, was the daughter of Johan Charles Stork, the director of the Koninklijke Stoombleekerij in Nijverdal.

Ankie Stork

Ankie Stork (c. 1922 – November 23, 2015) was a Dutch resistance fighter during the German occupation of the Netherlands. She is credited with saving thirty-five Jewish children from the Nazis by hiding them around the town of Nijverdal during World War II. Stork acted as part of Utrechts Kindercomité, a Dutch resistance group based in Utrecht. Other prominent members of the group included the publisher, Geert Lubberhuizen. Stork, a member of the Hengelose manufacturing family, was the daughter of Johan Charles Stork, the director of the Koninklijke Stoombleekerij in Nijverdal.