Henk Huffener
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Henk Huffener (born Henricus Josef Anthonius Huffener; 24 February 1923 – 5 November 2006)[1] was a Dutch-born British art dealer, gallery founder, and member of the Dutch Resistance during World War II. He was posthumously recognized as a British Hero of the Holocaust for his efforts to aid Jews during the Nazi occupation. After emigrating to the United Kingdom, he established a prominent antiques business in Surrey and later founded the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery in London.
Personal life
[edit]He was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands 24 Feb 1923 and died 5 Nov 2006 in Albury, Surrey, England.[1]
He married Margaret Perrott in 1950. They had one son, Guy S Huffener,[2] and one daughters, Clare Louise Huffener.[3][4] and Josephine E M Huffener[5]
Dutch Resistance
[edit]He was posthumously awarded the British Hero of the Holocaust[6] which was initiated by the Holocaust Educational Trust to recognise British citizens who through their actions saved Jews and others.[7][8] His daughter Jo Huffener was interviewed by Agnes Grunwald-Spier authored the book The Other Schindlers[9]
Career
[edit]He established an antiques business The Old Pharmacy in Albury, Surrey in 1959[7]
In 1980 he reopened Herbert F Rieser's shop in 20 New Quebec Street, London, W1 as the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery[10] Early exhibitions included Art Attack (10 April - 7 May 1981) featuring Susan Bowen-Morris, Mary Farmer (1940-2021, UK), Peter Hall, John Holden (artist), Terry Moores (1949-2014 UK) and Ian Walters.[11]
Links for further research
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Huffener, Henricus Joseph Anthonius (Henk) - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ Huffener, Guy S. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ Huffener, Clare L. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "Clare Louise Huffener". The Daily Telegraph. 27 July 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ Huffener, Josephine E M. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ Media, P. A. (11 March 2010). "Brown hails Holocaust heroes". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Henk Huffener". www.ukholocaustmap.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ Smith, Lyn (28 Jan 2021). Heroes of the Holocaust: Ordinary Britons who risked their lives to make a difference. Ebury Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-1529107470.
- ↑ Grunwald-Spier, Agnes (2010). The other Schindlers: why some people chose to save Jews in the Holocaust. Stroud: History Press. ISBN 978-0752457062.
- ↑ "His last laugh - opening of the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery". Daily Mirror. 13 May 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ Knott, Stephen (31 January 2024). "Donation of the Mary Farmer archive by the artist's estate". Crafts Study Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2024.