Maria Margaretha "Greetje" Donker (December 13, 1906 – February 3, 1993) was a Dutch dancer.
She was born in
Amsterdam
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.
[ She was associated with Florrie Rodrigo in the group Les Quatres Femmes Rodrigo, and she also performed with Ballet der Lage Landen. She provided the choreography and costume design for ''Modeshow'' by the Scapino Ballet.
Donker was a member of the editorial staff for ''De Vonk'', an underground socialist newspaper published during ]World War II
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. During the German occupation of the Netherlands, she hid Jews in her home and found shelter for others. In 1986, Donker was named Righteous Among the Nations
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by Yad Vashem
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, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center.
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1906 births
1993 deaths
Dutch ballerinas
Dutch Righteous Among the Nations
20th-century Dutch women
20th-century Dutch ballet dancers