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Betje Koolhaas
Betje is a Dutch feminine given name. It is a diminutive of Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth. Notable people with the name include: * (1888–1968), Dutch politician * (born 1972), Dutch actress * Betje Wery (1920–2006), Dutch Nazi collaborator * Betje Wolff (1738–1804), Dutch novelist ** Museum Betje Wolff, Beemster, the Netherlands ;Fictional characters * Betje, a character in the 1918 novel ''Student Hidjo'' * Betje, a character in the 1942 novel ''Ciske de Rat'' * Betje, a character in the 2023 miniseries ''A Small Light'' * Betje Ackerboom, a character in the 1961 film ''Three Men in a Boat (1961 film), Three Men in a Boat'' * , grocer's wife who ostensibly kept a diary, and the namesake of the in Utrecht, the Netherlands See also * Aunt Betje (tante Betje), a term attributed to Gerard Nolst Trenité (Charivarius) {{Given name Dutch feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth (given Name)
Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew language, Hebrew name (), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint. Occurrence in the Bible "Elizabeth" appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife ("Elisheba, Elisheva" in the Hebrew Bible), and in the New Testament as the name of the Elizabeth (biblical figure), wife of the priest Zechariah (New Testament figure), Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. It has also been the name of several saints and queens. Statistics The name has many variants in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide. ''Elizabeth'' was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972. In the early 21st century, ''Elizabeth'' has been among the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betje Wery
Elizabeth Wery (26 August 1920 – 16 October 2006) was a Dutch Nazi collaborator who is best known in the Netherlands for collaborating with the Nazi (SD) to locate as many Dutch Jews as possible and have them delivered to Nazi concentration camps during the occupation. Biography Wery was the eldest daughter of a family of two children. Her mother was Jewish and her father half-Jewish. She attended domestic science school for two years and Mulo for three years. In early 1940 she worked in a Bata shoe store in her hometown of Rotterdam. Wery was initially registered as fully Jewish but successfully challenged this registration. According to her, her Jewish grandmother, born in 1864, was an illegitimate child of a non-Jew. Her lawyer came up with two very old witnesses who claimed that "in 1864 everyone in Gorcum knew that Kaatje was the illegitimate daughter of De Vries". The campaign was successful, as her status was converted to half-Jewish. In January 1941 Wery met Frans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betje Wolff
Elizabeth ("Betje") Wolff-Bekker (24 July 17385 November 1804) was a Dutch novelist who, with Agatha "Aagje" Deken, wrote several popular epistolary novels such as ''Sara Burgerhart'' (1782) and ''Willem Levend'' (1784). Biography Betje Bekker was born into a wealthy Calvinist family at Vlissingen. On 18 November 1759, at the age of 21, she married the 52-year-old clergyman Adriaan Wolff. In 1763 she published her first collection ''Bespiegelingen over het genoegen'' ('Reflections on Pleasure'). After her husband's death in 1777, she lived for a time with Aagje Deken in France. From then on the two women published their work together; it is somewhat difficult to determine the exact qualities contributed by each though many believe that Betje Wolff was the main author due to her wider acclaim before their pairing. They specialized in epistolary novels in the mold of Samuel Richardson. Because of their patriotic sympathies they moved to Trévoux in Burgundy in 1788. In 1789 they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Betje Wolff
Museum Betje Wolff is a history and decorative arts museum in Beemster, North Holland, in the Netherlands. The museum, founded in 1950, is located in a former Dutch Reformed Church. It is named after Betje Wolff Elizabeth ("Betje") Wolff-Bekker (24 July 17385 November 1804) was a Dutch novelist who, with Agatha "Aagje" Deken, wrote several popular epistolary novels such as ''Sara Burgerhart'' (1782) and ''Willem Levend'' (1784). Biography Betje Bekker .... Wolff lived in the building with her husband, Adrian Wolff, who was a pastor. The museum library has a complete collection of all of Betje Wolff's works. The museum has rooms decorated in period styles of three different centuries. There is an 18th-century garden. It focuses on the lifestyle of residents of Beemster. References External links Beemster History Society {{coord, 52.5473, N, 4.9125, E, source:wikidata, display=title Museums established in 1950 1950 establishments in the Netherlands Historic house mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Student Hidjo
''Student Hidjo'' ( Perfected spelling ''Student Hijo'', both meaning ''Student Green'') is a 1918 novel by Marco Kartodikromo. Originally published as a serial in the newspaper '' Sinar Hindia'', it was republished in book form in 1919 by Masman & Stroink. Written while Kartodikromo was in prison, ''Student Hidjo'' tells the story of Hidjo, a Javanese student sent to the Netherlands to study but eventually falls for a Dutchwoman. An intersecting plotline, which unfolds parallel to the main story, follows Dutch administrator Willem Walter in his romantic life. Written in Malay, the novel was one of several by Javanese authors which helped popularise the word "saya" as a first-person personal pronoun. Described by Kartodikromo as an extended simile, ''Student Hidjo'' has been noted as depicting a new Indonesian youth culture which has adopted Western cultural and lingual facets. Traditional Javanese and Dutch cultural values are contrasted; from this contrast, Kartodikromo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciske De Rat
''Ciske de Rat'' ("Ciske the Rat") is the first part of a trilogy by Dutch author Piet Bakker. It is part of the Ciske trilogy which was written between 1941 (publication was however delayed by paper shortages until 1942) and 1946. The book was published in more than ten countries. It was made into two films, a television series and a musical. Best known is the film version of 1984, starring Danny de Munk as Ciske, Herman van Veen, and Willeke van Ammelrooy. Plot summary The setting is in Amsterdam in the 1930s. The story is told by Ciske’s new teacher Bruis. Ciske de Rat ("Ciske the Rat") is the story of eleven-year-old lonely street child Ciske (Franciscus) Vrijmoeth, who has no friends and is only called "the Rat". Ciske has to change school, because he poured ink over his teacher's head. After school, he helps out in a pub, where his mother Marie also works. His beloved father Cor is a sailor and therefore not at home. At school, he makes friends with a gifted, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Small Light
''A Small Light'' is a biographical war drama miniseries about Miep Gies, a secretary who helped her Jewish employer Otto Frank, his family (including Anne Frank), and other Jewish refugees go into hiding after the German invasion of the Netherlands during the Second World War. The series was created by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan. It premiered on National Geographic on May 1, 2023 and on Disney+ and Hulu the following day. Premise Secretary Miep Gies helps her Jewish employer Otto Frank, his family, and other Jewish refugees go into hiding during World War II after the German invasion of the Netherlands. Cast and characters Main * Bel Powley as Miep Gies ** Agi Tietjen as young Miep * Joe Cole as Jan Gies * Amira Casar as Edith Frank * Billie Boullet as Anne Frank ** Zoe Ponzo as young Anne * Ashley Brooke as Margot Frank ** Polly Sakoufaki as young Margot * Liev Schreiber as Otto Frank Recurring Guest Episodes Production Development It was announced in February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Men In A Boat (1961 Film)
''Three Men in a Boat'' (German: ''Drei Mann in einem Boot'') is a 1961 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Walter Giller, Heinz Erhardt, Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff and Susanne Cramer. The film is based on the 1889 British novel ''Three Men in a Boat'' by Jerome K. Jerome. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna and location shooting, on location in Amsterdam and along the River Rhine through the Rhineland region and Baden-Württemberg of Germany and Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the veteran art director Willi Herrmann. Plot The advertisement salesmen Harry Berg und Jerome, named "Jo", Sommer are on holiday at the Bodensee alone. Jo is trying to woo the young girl Grit and Harry wants to get rid of his intrusive girlfriend Julitschka. When she suddenly appears, Harry and Jo try to buy a boat to get away. They also find a dog and call him "Sputnik". The art salesman Georg Nolte, too, yearns for a vacation but his wife Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aunt Betje
An aunt is a woman who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Aunts who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. Alternate terms include auntie or aunty. Aunt, auntie, and aunty also may be titles bestowed by parents and children to close friends of one or both parents who assume a sustained caring or nurturing role for the children. Children in some cultures and families may refer to the cousins of their parents as aunt or uncle due to the age and generation gap. The word comes from via Old French ''ante'' and is a family">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''ante'' and is a family relationship within an extended or immediate family. The male counterpart of an aunt is an uncle, and the reciprocal relationship is that of a niece and nephew, nephew or niece. The gender-neutral term pibling, a shortened form of ''parent's sibling'', may refer to eith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
