Caecilia Loots
Dutch teacher and antifascist resistance member
About Caecilia Loots
Lived 1903 – 1988 (aged 84). Caecilia Loots was a Dutch resistance fighter and teacher.
Cilia Antonia Maria "Cilia" Loots (known as "Tante Kiel"; 27 December 1903 – 13 May 1988) was a Dutch teacher and antifascist resistance member, known for saving Jewish children during World War II. She is recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. She hid other children as well as time went on, and Dina van Heiningen (later van der Geld) helped her with the housework, while knowing the Jewish children were being hidden. She died at the age of 84 and is interred in Leusden.
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Who was Caecilia Loots?
Dutch teacher and antifascist resistance member (1903–1988)
When was Caecilia Loots born?
Caecilia Loots was born on 27 December 1903 in Haarlem.
When did Caecilia Loots die?
Caecilia Loots died on 13 May 1988 in Leusden.
What was Caecilia Loots's occupation?
Caecilia Loots was a resistance fighter and teacher.
What nationality was Caecilia Loots?
Caecilia Loots was Dutch.
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