Arie Pleysier

Item is a photo of Arie Pleysier, the husband of Sorensen’s mother’s cousin, Rosette née van Dam. They lived in Hilversum, Netherlands. Arie was the individual who smuggled Sorensen and her family out of Amsterdam in 1943. Furthermore, he helped them find a hiding address, as well as forged papers and concealed Sorensen’s father’s assets utilized for paying people hiding them. He was not Jewish; his wife was half Jewish (father). This photo was given to Sorensen by Rosette’s daughter; she still lives in Holland.