Jacoba van Tongeren

Jacoba van Tongeren (Tjimahi near Bandung, Dutch East Indies) 14 October 1903 – Bergen (The Netherlands), 15 September 1967) was a resistance fighter, the founder and leader of Groep 2000, a resistance group during the Second World War. Jacoba van Tongeren is the only woman to have created and led a resistance group during the war. In 1990, Yad Vashem honoured Jacoba van Tongeren as Righteous Among the Nations.

Jacoba van Tongeren

Jacoba van Tongeren (Tjimahi near Bandung, Dutch East Indies) 14 October 1903 – Bergen (The Netherlands), 15 September 1967) was a resistance fighter, the founder and leader of Groep 2000, a resistance group during the Second World War. Jacoba van Tongeren is the only woman to have created and led a resistance group during the war. In 1990, Yad Vashem honoured Jacoba van Tongeren as Righteous Among the Nations.