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In 1980 he reopened Herbert F Rieser's shop in 20 New Quebec Street, London, W1 as the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery<ref>{{cite news |title=His last laugh - opening of the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror-his-last-laugh-opening-of/147919231/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |work=Daily Mirror |date=13 May 1980 |pages=6}}</ref>
In 1980 he reopened Herbert F Rieser's shop in 20 New Quebec Street, London, W1 as the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery<ref>{{cite news |title=His last laugh - opening of the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror-his-last-laugh-opening-of/147919231/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |work=Daily Mirror |date=13 May 1980 |pages=6}}</ref>
Early exhibitions included Art Attack (10 April - 7 May 1981) featuring Susan Bowen-Morris, [[Mary Farmer]] (1949 UK), Peter Hall, [[John Holden (artist)]], Terry Moores (1949 UK) and [[Ian Walters]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knott |first1=Stephen |title=Donation of the Mary Farmer archive by the artist's estate |url=https://www.csc.uca.ac.uk/csc-blog/26/1/2024/o9fdqfquwduxl5bd09n2l6sk2yvc1c |website=Crafts Study Centre |access-date=26 May 2024 |date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
Early exhibitions included Art Attack (10 April - 7 May 1981) featuring Susan Bowen-Morris, [[Mary Farmer]] (1949 UK), Peter Hall, [[John Holden (artist)]], Terry Moores (1949 UK) and [[Ian Walters]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knott |first1=Stephen |title=Donation of the Mary Farmer archive by the artist's estate |url=https://www.csc.uca.ac.uk/csc-blog/26/1/2024/o9fdqfquwduxl5bd09n2l6sk2yvc1c |website=Crafts Study Centre |access-date=26 May 2024 |date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
==Links for further research==

* [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80018836 Imperial War Museum Interview with Henricus Josef Anthonius Huffener]
* [https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/70621/Huffener-Henricus-Joseph-Anthonius-Henk.htm Traces of War profile]
* [https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?query=Henk%20Huffener News clippings from Newspapers.com]
==References==
==References==



Revision as of 08:56, 27 May 2024

Henk Hufffener was born Henricus Josef Anthonius Huffener in Utrecht, The Netherlands 24 Feb 1923 and died 5 Nov 2006 in Albury, Surrey, England.[1]

Personal Life

Married to Margaret Perrott 1950.
Son: Guy S Huffener[2].
Daughters: Clare Louise Huffener[3][4] and Josephine E M Huffener[5]

Dutch Resistance

He was postumously awarded the British Hero of the Holocaust which was initiated by the Holocaust Educational Trust to recognise British citizens who through their actions saved Jews and others.[6][7] His daughter Jo Huffener was interviewed by Agnes Grunwald-Spier authored the book The Other Schindlers[8]

Career

He established an antiques business ‘The Old Pharmacy’ in Albury, Surrey in 1959[9] In 1980 he reopened Herbert F Rieser's shop in 20 New Quebec Street, London, W1 as the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery[10] Early exhibitions included Art Attack (10 April - 7 May 1981) featuring Susan Bowen-Morris, Mary Farmer (1949 UK), Peter Hall, John Holden (artist), Terry Moores (1949 UK) and Ian Walters.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Huffener, Henricus Joseph Anthonius (Henk) - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. ^ Huffener, Guy S. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. ^ Huffener, Clare L. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Clare Louise Huffener". The Daily Telegraph. 27 July 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. ^ Huffener, Josephine E M. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Henk Huffener". www.ukholocaustmap.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ Smith, Lyn (28 Jan 2021). Heroes of the Holocaust: Ordinary Britons who risked their lives to make a difference. Ebury Press. p. 288. ISBN 1529107474.
  8. ^ Grunwald-Spier, Agnes (2010). The other Schindlers: why some people chose to save Jews in the Holocaust. Stroud: History Press. ISBN 0752457063.
  9. ^ "Henk Huffener". www.ukholocaustmap.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. ^ "His last laugh - opening of the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery". Daily Mirror. 13 May 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  11. ^ Knott, Stephen (31 January 2024). "Donation of the Mary Farmer archive by the artist's estate". Crafts Study Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2024.