Prestigious award for family that protected Jews from Nazis

Hartgert van Engelen received one of Israel’s highest honours Tuesday night recognizing his late parents’ selflessness and bravery for sheltering Jewish families from German soldiers and Dutch Nazis during the Second World War.
Albertus and Gerrigje van Engelen were presented a Righteous Among the Nations award posthumously at the Beth Israel Synagogue. The honour is given to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
“My family did what any normal human